MacDonald, Peter Ferns 8652 (1893 - 1917)

Driver, 6th Bde. Australian Field Artillery

Buried at The Huts Cemetery

Commemorated at Bellahouston Academy Roll of Honour

Peter joined the Australian Forces in October 1915. He was in Egypt for about a year and was then sent to France. At the time of his death he was acting as a signaller for his battery. He was killed in action near Hooge, Belgium, on the 26 October 1917 by the explosion of a shell.

Peter was the son of Captain Alexander and Margaret Ferns MacDonald, original from Kildonan Terrace, Ibrox, Glasgow. While at Bellahouston Academy he took a great interest in swimming and was successful in winning many prizes. In 1908 the family went to Australia where Peter became manager of a Wood Company.

Memorials: Peter MacDonald's Grave; Bellahouston Academy Roll of Honour 1914-1918 and Australian War Memorial.