Hugh John McDonald (1894 – 1919)

Hugh John McDonald was born in Winnipeg to Julia and Archdeacon Robert McDonald. He accompanied his parents to Old Crow and later returned to Winnipeg to study law. In January 1915, he joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force to serve in the First World War. He went overseas with the 43rd Battalion as a private and transferred to the 16th Battalion in May 1916. He was promoted to lance corporal in July and awarded the Military Medal for bravery during the Battle of the Somme. He was selected for officer training and was commissioned as a lieutenant in May 1918. He was twice wounded in action and died of influenza and pneumonia in February 1919, after the Armistice. He left wife Lillian McDonald of Winnipeg. He is buried in Seaford Cemetery in Sussex, England.¹⁾