Private
Alexander MacDonald
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About Alexander

  • Name
    Alexander
  • Initials
    A
  • Surname
    MacDonald
  • Date of Birth
  • Birth town
  • Resided town
  • Commemorated
  • Nationality
  • Place of death
  • Date of death
  • Married
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Service Information

  • Army

  • Service Number
    4823/204082
  • Rank
    Private
  • Regiment
    Seaforth Highlanders

Biography

Private Alexander MacDonald passed through Peterborough East Station on two occasions.  The first time was on 16 November 1916, when he was serving with the 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Highlanders) and he wrote in the visitors’book “Un soupire vient souvent d’un souvenir” which translates to “A sigh often just a memory”.  His second visit was on 2 January 1917, when he was serving with the 2/4th Seaforth Highlanders and he wrote in the visitors’ book “A Happy New Year to all”.

We have been unable to locate the service records for Private MacDonald but his medal card reveals that he served overseas and was awarded the British War and Allied Victory Medals.

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Campaign Medals

The Allied Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18

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