| MacDonell | Frederick Donald | | Sergeant | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Colonial Scouts |
| Macdonell | Frederick Donald | | | Source: Attestation paper in WO126 | Bethune's Mounted Infantry |
| Macdonell | I H | | Captain | He was born 31 March 1875, son of James Macdonell, of Glengarry, and Annie J Harrison, of Springfield, Cheshire. He was educated at Abbotsholm, Rochester, and Victoria University, and was sent to East Africa by the Foreign Office in 1898, where he explored and made part of the survey through the Mau Mountains for the Uganda Railway. From Uganda he went to South Africa in 1900, and served as Lieutenant, 4th Yeomanry Regiment, and as Captain commanding Leicester Squadron, 1901. He served till the end of the war, and received the Queen's Medal with five clasps. He joined the Mounted Infantry, Northern Nigeria Regiment, in 1903, and saw service twice in that year. He took part in the operations in September and October 1903, and was in the Battle of Satiru (near Sokoto) in 1906; was wounded; mentioned in Despatches: "An officer of exceptional ability. His influence and example went far to establish the confidence of his company, which had been roughly handled in the fight of 14 February. Although wounded early in the day, he continued to lead his men with dash and gallantry, himself cutting down seven of the enemy". He received the African General Service Medal, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, for services at the Battle of Satiru 10 March 1906 [London Gazette, 2 July 1007]: "Employed in the West African Frontier Force during the operations near Sokoto, in Northern Nigeria, 1906: Captain (Honorary Captain in the Army) lan H Macdonell, City of London Rough Riders, Imperial Yeomanry". In the European War he served with the Nigeria Regiment in the Cameroons in 1914; was severely wounded at Tepe 24 August 1914, and mentioned in Despatches. He was a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps in France in 1915; became Captain, Highland Light Infantry, 1915, and went to Mesopotamia with them; was in the Kut Relief Force, and was severely wounded 18 April 1916. He served in France in 1917; was Acting Major, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and Acting Lieutenant Colonel, Dorset Regiment, for short periods, becoming Acting Major, HLI, August 1917, and Acting Lieutenant Colonel, June 1918. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Major Macdonell's favourite recreations were big game shooting, polo and tennis. He married, in 1917, at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, Ursula, daughter of Captain A Vaughan-Williams and Mrs Vaughan-Williams, and niece of Viscountess Maitland.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | West African Field Force |
| Macdonell | R J | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA rolls | Imperial Light Horse |
| Macdonell | Robert James | 40383 and 15 | Trooper | 2nd Battalion
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Imperial Light Horse |
| Macdonnell | | | Miss | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5969. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Irish Hospital |
| Macdonnell | A H | | Captain | MID LG: 16 April 1901, page: 2609. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 2 April 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Canada, 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry |
| Macdonnell | A H | | Lieutenant | MID LG: 8 February 1901, page: 849. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 31 March 1900. Re: Orange Free State
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Canada, 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry |
| MacDonnell | Annie Maud | | | Irish Hospital
Source: List of recipients of the RRC | Irish Hospital |
| Macdonnell | C | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 8th Battery, RFA |
| MacDonnell | C R | 337 | Corporal | Severely wounded. Clocolan, 23 December 1900
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Canada, Lord Strathcona's Horse |
| Macdonnell | C S | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 8th Battery, RFA |
| Macdonnell | CP | 3124 | Gunner | Source: OZ-Boer database | New South Wales, A Battery Royal Australian Artill |
| Macdonnell | Errol Napier | | | Edgar Errol Napier MacDonell CMG was born in 1874, son of Sir Hugh MacDonell PC GCMG CB. He was educated at Eton until 1891 and then from 1894 to 1897 served with the British Consulate in Lisbon. In 1898 he became Vice-Consul at Chinde and was later Consul at Mozambique and Beira. During the Boer War he was Acting Consul-General at Lourenco Marques and was one of only three members of the Consular Service to be awarded the QSA. The medal roll states 'served throughout the war in Consular capacity in Portuguese East Africa, Acting Consul at Beira, occasionally acted as Press Censor, been to Komati Poort on service'. He remained in Portugese East Africa for many years and served during the Great War as Chief Liaison Officer with the Portuguese forces in German East Africa (awarded CMG, promoted to Colonel, despatches LG 7/3/18, Order of Avis). He was also Consul at Monrovia (Liberia), Piraeus and Bucharest. He was Consul-General in Brazil from 1921 until his retirement in 1924. He died in December 1928. QSA (0) (Erroll Napier Macdonnell Esq.), BWM, VM & MID, (E Macdonell), Portugal, Order of St. Benedict of Avis, Commander (neck badge). Collett Jul 06, £1,175. | Unknown |
| Macdonnell | F W | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
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