Capt Ronald Ian MACDONALD, of Sleat

1884 - 1918  (34 years)

• Name	Ronald Ian MACDONALD
  Prefix	Capt
  Suffix	of Sleat
  Born	1 Oct 1884
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Oct 1918	Tourlaville, Manche, France
  Person ID	I4403	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Lord Ronald Archibald 21 MACDONALD, of Sleat,   b. 9 Jun 1853, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 20 Jan 1947  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Louisa Jane Hamilton ROSS,   d. 20 Aug 1922
  Family ID	F289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Elizabeth Swinnerton DYER,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2021
  Family ID	F1941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record: In Memory of The Hon. RONALD IAN MACDONALD Captain 3rd Bn., Cameron Highlanders attd., General Staff who died on Thursday, 17th October 1918. Age 34. Additional Information: Legion of Honour. Son of 6th Baron Macdonald of Slate and Baroness Macdonald, of Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye; husband of the Hon. Mrs. R. I. Macdonald, of Frilsham Home Farm, Yattendon. Berks. Commemorative Information Cemetery: TOURLAVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY & EXTENSION, Manche, France Grave Reference/Panel Number: B. I. Location: Tourlaville is a village 5 kilometres east of Cherbourg, on the N.801 road to St. Pierre-Eglise and Barfleur. The Communal Cemetery is on the south-eastern side of the village some 364 metres south of the N.801 road. From Bayeux, turn right at the roundabout in Cherbourg. Pass the traffic lights and the cemetery will be found on the left at the top of the hill. The British plot is approximately 120 metres south of the entrance, on the west side of the path. Historical Information: The majority of the burials in the Communal Cemetery date from December, 1917, to January, 1919 when it was used by Allied Hospitals. Tourlaville was No.1 Rest Camp and Cherbourg became the Portuguese Base in 1919. There are now nearly 60, 1914-18 and over 10, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.