'Long overdue’ remembrance: WW I veteran's name to go on Guelph, Ont., cenotaph 100 years after death
Over 100 years after his death, First World War veteran Ranald (Big Mac) Macdonald’s name will be added to the Guelph War Memorial. He wrote a column on Macdonald for the Mercury that was included in his 2024 collection Guelph Stories. At the start of the First World War, Macdonald enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. "I'm very pleased about the cenotaph," Macdonald Jordan said. Andrews said he’s proud to be part of the "long overdue" commemoration; Butts said Macdonald "certainly deserves to have his name there."
Source: CBC News March 16, 2026 11:18 UTC
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