Lest We Forget - Donald MacKenzie Moore - Killed in Action 101 Years Ago Today 05.22.1915
Donald MacKenzie Moore was from Hopewell, Albert Co., New Brunswick and was born March 19, 1877. He listed his next of kin as C. Archie Moore of Vancouver, BC. He enlisted with the 30th Battalion in Victoria, BC on November 9, 1914. He was listed as Wounded and Missing in Action during the Battle of Festubert in France on May 22, 1915. He has no known grave and is memorialized on the Vimy Monument.
You can find his complete service record by clicking here.
You can view his internment records here.
You can view the 16th Battalions War Diary Entry for that day here. And Here.
You can learn about the Battle of Festubert Here.
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