Donald MacCallum

1893 - 1918  (23 years)

• Name	Donald MacCallum
  AltBirth	1892	Tabusintac, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 2]
  Born	27 Jan 1893	Tabusintac, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  AltBirth	28 Jan 1893	Alnwick Parish, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada   [6]
  Census	1901	Alnwick Parish, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada   [5]
  	8 in 1901 census
  Military	Gunner Donald McCallum (Regimental no. 90105) served with the 4th Bde, 13th Bty, C.F.A., was killed in action. He was awarded the Military Medal and his citation reads " The man with other Gunners on the morning of November 3rd, 1917, forced the personnel of two guns crews that went into action. These two crews kept their guns in action, although during the whole period the area with in a radius of 500 yards was subjected to a continuous bombardment with shells that were going in at an average rate of twenty per minute. Ammunition was set on fire in the position and one of the shells was so close that the Gunners was knocked down by the force of the explosion. This man and the other Gunners with conspicuous bravery stuck to their guns, and maintained fire.They ere absolutely without cover, and miraculously escaped injury. Within minutes of withdrawing the men from their guns, one of the guns was hit and the whole shattered " (London Gazette February 23, 1918) [posted to Tabusintac-Mirimichi mailing list 20 Apr 1999 by Victor Luce]
  Died	Between 1917 and 1918	, , , France   [1, 2, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I19964	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas McCallum,   b. 11 Mar 1861, Tabusintac, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 4 Oct 1934, Tabusintac, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ann Young Price,   b. 4 Jul 1868, Price Settlement, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 1933, Tabusintac, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F6929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - Between 1917 and 1918 - , , , France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S682] Archives: Price Family Group Sheets, Annie Young Price. [S948] Info: Elva (Parker) Conners, Robertson-McCallum GEDCOM received 18 Oct, 2000. [S579] Info: Alexander Weeks. [S691] Info: Doug McCallum, Electronic file received 22 Apr 99. [S1262] Census: 1901 Canada, Alnwick, Northumberland, NB Dist A-3, p.2. [S688] Info: J Bryan Nuss, e-mail 19 Jul 2000. [S1171] Info: Victor Luce, Tabusintac-Mirimichi mailing list posting 20 Apr 1999 .