Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
MacLellan, Frederick Gerald
Parallel form(s) of name
MacLellan, F. Gerald
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
1893-
History
Frederick Gerald MacLellan was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick on July 21, 1893. A topographer by trade, Gerald enlisted (service number 167081) in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in late September, 1915 and served in an artillery brigade. After training in Britain he was sent to France on active duty on March 2, 1916. He took part in many battles including the Battle of Vimy Ridge. While recovering from trench fever in hospital in 1917 he received further training as a signaler. By April 2, 1918 he was back in active service in France. MacLellan returned home to New Brunswick just after the armistice in January, 1919.