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2016.014.018b
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72nd BATTALION CEF, SH of C
72e BATAILLON CEF, SH de C
Champion Athlete [Pte McDonell) KIA 1917
Clipping - Champion Athlete [Pte Laurence McDonell) Killed in Action 1917. He had been awarded 7 trophies and awards in the inter- battalion competitions before his departure for France.
129550 Pte John Laurence McDonell [His attestation names him John Lawrence McDonnell] joined the 72nd Battalion, CEF on 15 September, 1915 and arrived in France on 13 August 1916. He was wounded on duty on 29 August 1916 and killed in action on 29 January 1917.
CEF service file and CWGC details attached.
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