1890-1960
Born in Lachute, Québec, MacDowell moved to Maitland in 1897. He attended local schools and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1915. During World War I, he enlisted, on January 9, 1915, in the 38th Battalion, C.E.F. On April 9, 1917, during the battle of Vimy Ridge, assisted by two runners, he captured two machine guns, two officers and seventy-five men. With the vision of the enemy obscured by a turn in a passage in their dug-out, he was able to convince them that he commanded a vastly superior force. His action eliminated a serious obstacle to the gaining of his battalion's objective, and he was awarded the British Empire's highest decoration for valor, the Victoria Cross.| HM Number | HM1OVV |
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| Placed By | Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 at 9:05am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 451448 N 4942698 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.63600000, -75.61215000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 38.16', W 75° 36.729' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 38' 9.6" N, 75° 36' 43.74" W |
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| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1268-1272 County Rd 2, Brockville Ontario K6V 5T1, CA |
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