Capt Ronald Ian MACDONALD, of Sleat

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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.

Family/Spouse: Helen Elizabeth Swinnerton DYER. Helen and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]