Cpl. Gladwin James McDONNELL

1899 - 1918  (19 years)

• Name	Gladwin James McDONNELL
  Prefix	Cpl.
  Birth	14 May 1899	Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Aug 1918	Somme, France   [1]
  Burial	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France   [2]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Mary Frances McDONNELL,   b. 10 Oct 1886, West Head, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 1 Jun 1962, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia  (Age 75 years)   2. Eldridge Fenimore McDONNELL,   b. 4 Dec 1887, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 8 Dec 1971, Rumford, Oxford, Maine  (Age 84 years)   3. William Wallace McDONNELL,   b. 6 Oct 1889, Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. Mar 1965  (Age 75 years) + 4. Edith Mae McDONNELL,   b. 17 Aug 1891, Lower Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 27 Feb 1967, Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey  (Age 75 years)   5. Annie Maud McDONNELL,   b. 22 Mar 1893, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 23 Apr 1988, Norway, Oxford, Maine  (Age 95 years)   6. Osma C. McDONNELL,   b. Dec 1893, Nova Scotia d. Dec 1893, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia  (Age 0 years) + 7. John Harold McDONNELL,   b. 5 May 1895, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 30 Oct 1980, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years)   8. Franck Dougall McDONNELL,   b. 25 Mar 1898, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 4 Sep 1969, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia  (Age 71 years)   9. Cpl. Gladwin James McDONNELL,   b. 14 May 1899, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 17 Aug 1918, Somme, France  (Age 19 years) + 10. Malcolm Murdock McDONNELL,   b. 23 Jan 1901, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 16 Oct 1999, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia  (Age 98 years)   11. Royal McDONNELL,   b. 1905, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 1906, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia  (Age 1 year) + 12. Dorothy Winifred McDONNELL,   b. 22 Jan 1906, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 22 Apr 2001, Mount Uniacke, Hants, Nova Scotia  (Age 95 years)
  Person ID	I21709	bmds
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Francis Eldridge McDONNELL,   b. 25 Nov 1859, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia d. 16 Sep 1936, Lower Woods Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Edith Elizabeth BRANNEN,   b. 20 Nov 1867, Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia d. 24 Nov 1939, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F8407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 May 1899 - Woods Harbour, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia Death - 17 Aug 1918 - Somme, France Burial - - Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Internet. “Died ov Wounds.” While advancing with his company toward enemy positions near Rosieres on August 9, 1918, he was hit by a machine gun bullet. He was given first aid and then taken to a dressing station, from there evacuated to #48 Casualty Clearing Station where he died four days later. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 56559214. Inscription: Corporal, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. Age: 19.