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Evander MacDonald

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Evander MacDonald Veteran

Birth
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Death
15 Aug 1942 (aged 48)
Gibsons, Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada GPS-Latitude: 49.2217139, Longitude: -123.0165028
Memorial ID
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WW1 Canadian Attestation #338859 enlisted May 1 1916 Vancouver
Born Stornoway, Scotland July 14, 1894. Resides Vancouver with father Malcolm MacDonald.
Single, watchmaker, Presbyterian. Dark complexion, brown hair and eyes, 5'8".
Recruit within 3 months of enlistment considered unfit for service. Discharged June 15 1916.

Previous military 2 years 19th C.A.S.C; 1 year B.C. Horse.
BC Marriage Registration 1918-09-188539
Evander MacDonald, age 24, electrician, bachelor, Methodist, born Stornoway, Scotland, resides Vancouver, son of Johan MacDonald and Malcolm MacDonald, electrician.
Eleanor May Lowry, age 20, clerk, spinster, Methodist, born Montreal, resides Vancouver, daughter of Flora Hamlin and Chas C Lowry, painter.
Married Sept 4 1918 Wesley Church, Vancouver.

The Province newspaper, Vancouver. Wed., August 26 1942 page 3
- B.C. Telephone employee and electrical union secretary
- drowned on August 15 off Gower Point (added note: Gower Point is just west of Gibsons, not far from the Langdale ferry terminal at the south end of the Sunshine Coast)
- born in Scotland, been in B.C. for 36 years
- survived by his wife, one son Gordon and one daughter Mrs. R. Broom
WW1 Canadian Attestation #338859 enlisted May 1 1916 Vancouver
Born Stornoway, Scotland July 14, 1894. Resides Vancouver with father Malcolm MacDonald.
Single, watchmaker, Presbyterian. Dark complexion, brown hair and eyes, 5'8".
Recruit within 3 months of enlistment considered unfit for service. Discharged June 15 1916.

Previous military 2 years 19th C.A.S.C; 1 year B.C. Horse.
BC Marriage Registration 1918-09-188539
Evander MacDonald, age 24, electrician, bachelor, Methodist, born Stornoway, Scotland, resides Vancouver, son of Johan MacDonald and Malcolm MacDonald, electrician.
Eleanor May Lowry, age 20, clerk, spinster, Methodist, born Montreal, resides Vancouver, daughter of Flora Hamlin and Chas C Lowry, painter.
Married Sept 4 1918 Wesley Church, Vancouver.

The Province newspaper, Vancouver. Wed., August 26 1942 page 3
- B.C. Telephone employee and electrical union secretary
- drowned on August 15 off Gower Point (added note: Gower Point is just west of Gibsons, not far from the Langdale ferry terminal at the south end of the Sunshine Coast)
- born in Scotland, been in B.C. for 36 years
- survived by his wife, one son Gordon and one daughter Mrs. R. Broom


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  • Created by: Karen Hanna
  • Added: Apr 30, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239344299/evander-macdonald: accessed ), memorial page for Evander MacDonald (14 Jul 1894–15 Aug 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239344299, citing Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Karen Hanna (contributor 48273566).