McDowell Bruce Campbell

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Bruce Campbell McDowell is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

ISOB Bruce Campbell McDowell

Name:

Bruce Campbell McDowell

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

429298

Unit:

7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Date of Death:

1916-06-05

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Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Transport Farm, Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium

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Bruce Campbell McDowell was born on May 31, 1884, in Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England. He was the son of James Campbell McDowell and Louisa Jane McDowell. He was married to Elizabeth Young McDowell. He arrived in the USA on April 7, 1907, and was naturalized on January 23, 1912. He served in the 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment), as a Private during World War I.

Pvt McDowell died from his wounds received in battle on June 5, 1916, when his leg was severely wounded during the operation. He is now buried in the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Transport Farm, Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium.

Source of information: canadiangreatwarproject.com, www.ancestry.com