Alfred Donaldson
| Rank | Private 241612 | |
| Regiment | Highland Light Infantry, 1st/6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion | |
| Military Service | 6th HLI started their war service in Gallipoli before moving to Egypt at the beginning of 1916. Donaldson did not hold the 1914-15 Star so cannot have joined them until 1916 at the earliest and thus was not at Gallipoli. From 1916 until 1918 the 6th HLI remained in the Middle East. | |
| Born | c1889, Montrose | |
| Death | 11th August 1917 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of wounds | |
| Age | 28 | |
| Burial | Deir El Belah War Cemetery, D. 40 His headstone bears the phrase ‘Faithful unto death’ | |
| CWGC Information | Son of William M. and Isabella Donaldson, of 276, High St., Glasgow. | |
| Parents | William M Donaldson (c1860-1952) & Isabella (c1860-1946) | |
| Father's Occupation | London, North Eastern Railway, train guard | |
| Siblings | Probably an only child | |
| Education | Unmarried | |
| Occupation | Warehouseman (1911) | |
| 1891 Census | Union Street, Montrose, Angus | |
| 1901 Census | 13 Bernard Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow | |
| 1911 Census | 276 High Street, Glasgow | |
| Home Address | Not known | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Quartus Lair 374? | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Ancestry, and Find my past. | |
Gallery
Alfred Donaldson Monument - Quartus
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
