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Biography
Sergeant Alexander MacNaughton was born November 14, 1896 in Upper Springfield, Antigonish County. He was the son of John Cumming MacNaughton and Amelia E. MacPhie. Prior to enlistment he worked as a teamster. At the time of enlistment he had previosuly served one year with the 18th Field Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery.
MacNaughton enlisted in Fredericton November 27, 1914 with the 23rd Field Battery. MacNaughton arrived in England in the winter of 1915 and was transferred to the 5th battery of the 2nd Artillery Brigade bound for France on May 28, 1915. He embarked with the unit for Raoun, France with on the 5th of June, 1915. While serving in France, MacNaughton was sent to Gas School for instruction on protection from gas warfare in March of 1916. On February 19, 1916 MacNaughton was appointed the rank Bombardier and was promoted to this rank on May 11, 1916. A month later he was promoted to Corporal while serving in the field on June 27, 1916. He was then promoted to Sergeant on December 20, 1916. MacNaughton was awarded the Military Medal February 23, 1918 for bravery on the field in France. This award was printed in the Supplement to the London Gazette, February 23, 1918.
MacNaughton was wounded in the Battle of Somme, France on November 24, 1916. He was also injured at Arras in September 13, 1918.
MacNaughton returned to Canada on the S.S. Princess Juliana February 17, 1919. He was discharged due to demobilization March 8, 1919 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The medical statement upon his arrival stated that he suffered hearing loss that was attributed to his time being an artillery man in the war.
Following the war, MacNaughton moved to Kamloops, British Columbia to work in the lumber industry. He died suddenly on July 22, 1927 in Kamloops, British Columbia. His obiturary in Halifax The Evening Mail states that funeral would be held in Antigonish with his fellow Antigonish veterans as pallbearers.
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