Captain William Alexander Macdonald
| Conflict | full listWW1 |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1/5th (Sutherland and Caithness) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. T.F. |
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| Born | Beauly, Inverness-shire. 1879. |
| Parents | Donald and Jane Macdonald. |
| Died | Killed in action 23.7.18. Forrest of Rheim |
Capt MacDonald family headstone Dornoch East Cemetery
Capt W A MacDonald, Seaforths
Studio photograph Historylinks Catalogue No 2009.040.07?
Mentioned in Dispatches. (Gazetted 21.12.17)
Commissioned: 5th Seaforth 20.1.12
Arrived in France: 1.5.15.
Wounded 15.6.15 and to U.K.
Rejoined 29.4.17.
Wounded 21.9.17.
Rejoined 20.4.18.
Occupation: Ironmonger. He founded the ironmonger business in Castle Street, Dornoch which, as at 2009, retained his name.
Wife: Williamina M. Grant Macdonald of Elmbank, Dornoch. Married 1908
His son Donald became the Sheriff Clerk of Sutherland.
Buried: St. Imoges Churchyard, France B. 8.
Last updated 10 March 2011