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John Andrew MACDONALD

Regimental number6609
Place of birthBalranald New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPearler
AddressBroome, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinFather, S MacDonald, 40 Park Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Enlistment date20 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Special Memorial A.10), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
113
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Smith and Emma Mary MACDONALD, 40 Park Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria. Native of Balranald, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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