Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.129 | |
| 2. Grave: | Meteren Military Cemetery | IV.H.794 Meteren | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 8A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of the late Donald Mackinnon (Professor of Celtic, University of Edinburgh); husband of the late Elise Maitland Mackinnon.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
IV. H. 794. METEREN MILITARY CEMETERY.
Detail :
The BMJ reported:
Temporary Captain Duncan Mackinnon R.A.M.C., died on April 12th of wounds received the same day. He was the youngest son of the late Professor Donald Mackinnon of Edinburgh University, and was educated at that university, where he graduated M.B. and Ch.B. in 1909.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Apollo University No. 357 E.C. | Oxfordshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
9th February 1909 | 27th April 1909 | 1st June 1909 |
Listed as Duncan MacKinnon Jnr and as a 21 year old Undegraduate at Magdelen College, Oxford University at his initiation in 1909.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley