Dr. William Grant MacDonald

1899 - 1976  (76 years)

• Name	William Grant MacDonald
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	4 Jul 1899	Sombra, Lambton Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Doctor
  Died	3 Jun 1976
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-110120
  Buried	Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I110120	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	David Marshall "Marshall" MacDonald,   b. 23 Jun 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1941, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Frances Barbara "Frankie" Jones,   b. 25 Dec 1870, Belleview, Hastings Co., Ontario ,   d. 31 Oct 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1890	, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F52150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith Christie Dawson, R. N.,   b. 1899,   d. 1975  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F52152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  MacDonald,WilliamGrant-knighting.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  William Grant MacDonald graduated from the faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, in 1922 and came to Kitchener in 1925. He lectured on first aid to employee groups and was medical examiner for several industries and doctor for local sporting teams. Medical Officer with the first Battalion, Scots Fusiliers, he was awarded the Efficiency Decoration. He later went on reserve as major. His greatest contribution to the community was the invaluable service he gave to the St. John Ambulance organization. He formed the St. John Ambulance Brigade in 1940 and became area surgeon and later divisional surgeon. Through his efforts, a branch house and training centre, The William G. MacDonald House, was opened in Kitchener. He was made Serving Brother, Officer Brother, and in 1965 Commanding Brother of the Order of St. John. For his great services to the organization, in 1971 he was made a Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem by Governor-General Michener. Waterlooregionmuseum.com. (2016). Waterloo Region Museum \\ Inductees - M to O. [online] Available at: https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.com/region-hall-of-fame/inductees-m-to-o/ [Accessed 30 Jun. 2016].

  
  

• Sources

  [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 902231 (1918), Wm. Grant MacDonald. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jul 1899 - Sombra, Lambton Co., Ontario Occupation - Doctor - 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Doctor - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth