Regimental Number: 505726
Rank: Sapper
Branch: 12th Field Company, Canadian Engineers
Donald was born in Rossshire, Scotland on July 14, 1885. In January of 1915, he filed on a homestead at SW 35-78-6-W6. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in July of 1916. In March of 1917, Donald was granted permission to marry a Scotswoman named Jessie. He was killed in action southwest of Lens on June 28, 1917. Donald was buried in the Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, France.
Sources: homestead record