Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 119 McDONALD, Malcolm WWI Malcolm enlisted at 21 in the 64th Battalion as signaler on September 7, 1915 and trained at Sussex Camp, sailing from Halifax to England on March 31, 1916 with the rank of Corporal. He acted as an instructor for some time but threw off his stripes and went to France with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles on December 23, 1916. He took an active part in the battles of Sanctuary Wood, the Salient, Ypres, Mouquet Farm, Hessian Trench, La Folie Farm and Vimy Ridge. He was also in the big drive of August 8, 1918 when he was wounded in the hand by shrapnel and was in several convalescent homes until the Armistice was signed. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion McDONALD, Murray WWI Murray enlisted as Medical Officer with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in December 1916 and was appointed to Senior Medical Office at Shorncliffe Camp upon his arrival in England in April 1917. After completing this appointment, he served in France with the 2nd Canadian General Hospital. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. McGRATH, Michael John WWI Michael was born in Arichat, NS on February 28, 1889. He joined the Army on November 18, 1915 and served with the 15th Branch of the Royal Canadian Infantry Battalion in Canada, England and France where he was wounded. After months in hospitals, he was discharged in 1918 after which he married Ethel Edwards, had 13 children and was employed as a lighthouse keeper in Cape Auget, NS. He passed away in 1939 at the age of fifty. Michael was awarded the 1914-1918 Star, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. Submitted by the Isle Madame Branch #150 of The Royal Canadian Legion. McDONALD, Roderick Leo WWI Roderick immediately volunteered for active service at the outbreak of the war but was rejected twice because of impaired sight. He pursued the authorities for a fighting chance and eventually got through the medical examination and joined the Ammunition Column, sailing overseas in 1915 and transferring to the 5th Division Artillery. He later transferred to the 53rd Battalion on active duty in France, stayed through all the severe fighting and was severely wounded in July 1918. He was seriously wounded by shrapnel in the leg, thigh and arm, was three weeks in hospital in France and was then sent to England. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion
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