|
||||||||||
| Spouses | ||||||||||
| Notes for Arthur James Ross McDONALD | ||||||||||
| Arthur James Ross McDonald Rank Private [Pte] Service Number 5437 Unit 12th Bn Service Army Conflict 1914-1918 Embarked Sydney on S.S. Hawkes Bay 20/4/1916 Date of Death 12 April 1917 Cause of Death Died of Gun Shot wounds left thigh Cemetery or Memorial Details : “St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen” Block O, Plot 8, Row J, FRANCE Place Of Enlistment Brisbane, Queensland Native place Buchan VIC War Grave Register Notes McDONALD, Pte. Arthur James Ross, 5437. 12th Bn. Died of wounds 12th April, 1917. Age 23. Son of Ross and Mary Helen McDonald,of Picnic Point, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia. Native of Buchan, Victoria, Australia. O. VIII. J. 4. St Sever Cemetery and St. Sever Cemetery Extension are located within a large communal cemetery situated on the eastern edge of the southern Rouen suburbs of Le Grand Quevilly and Le Petit Quevilly. If approaching Rouen from the north, head for the centre of town and cross over the river Seine, following signs for Caen. Follow this route until you get to the 'Rond Point des Bruyeres' roundabout (next to the football stadium), then take the first exit into the Boulevard Stanislas Girardin. The cemetery is 150 metres down this road on the left. If approaching Rouen from the south, follow the N138 (Avenue des Canadiens) towards the centre of town. At the 'Rond Point des Bruyeres' roundabout (next to the football stadium), take the fourth exit into the Boulevard Stanislas Girardin. The cemetery is 150 metres down this road on the left. If arriving on foot, take the metro to St Sever Metro Station, then follow the Avenue de Caen until you get to the Avenue de la Liberation, then take this road and follow this, which will become the Boulevard du 11 Novembre. At the end of this road is the 'Rond Point des Bruyeres' roundabout. Take the first exit from this into the Boulevard Stanislas Girardin. The cemetery is 150 metres down this road on the left. | ||||||||||
| Last Modified 3 Nov 2009 | Created 15 Jul 2010 using Reunion for Macintosh |