Alexander George Fraser Macdonald (August 23, 1863 – June 24, 1948) was a Canadian soldier and publisher who commanded the 154th Battalion, CEF during the First World War.

[7] In 1898, he attended the School of Infantry in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in order to be appointed Lieutenant and on June 21 he commanded No.3 Company of the 59th at the military camp at Kingston.

[8] With the outbreak of the Second Boer War in 1899 and the departure of soldiers from Canadian garrisons to South Africa, a new militia battalion was raised to serve guard duty in Halifax.

[10] With the appointment of his friend, Sir Sam Hughes, as the Minister of Militia and Defence in 1911, Macdonald lobbied for a new armoury to be built in Alexandria for the use of the 59th Regiment.

[12] With the outbreak of war on August 4, 1914, ”A” and “B” Companies of the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment were instructed to place military guards on the locks on the St Lawrence Canal at Morrisburg, Farran's point and Cornwall.

[13] On August 8, Lt-Colonel Macdonald was placed in command of all troops on guard duty from Prescott to Cornwall, with his headquarters in the offices of the Morrisburg Leader newspaper.

Throughout the winter, the various village detachments trained as best was possible and on May 31, 1916, the entire Battalion concentrated at Barriefield Camp with 1150 men of all ranks present.

[17] The battalion docked in Liverpool, England, on October 31 and Colonel Macdonald marched the regiment through the pouring rain to Bramshott Camp.

[18] Throughout their service in England under the command of Macdonald, the 154th Battalion was stationed at Bramshott, Whitley, and East Sandling military camps from November 1916 to January 1917.

[23] Colonel Alexander George Fraser Macdonald died on June 24, 1948, in Cartierville, Quebec, and is buried in the family cemetery in Alexandria, Glengarry County.

A second plaque, honouring those soldiers, sailors and airmen from the County who died in the Second World War was unveiled on Nov. 6, 1957, by Governor General Vincent Massey.