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William Maitland MACDONALD

Regimental number4738
Place of birthDunbarton Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButcher
Address5 Albert Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hilda MacDonald, 5 Albert Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date19 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No. 26), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh and Ann MCDONALD; husband of Hilda MCDONALD, 258 St. George's Road, Northcote, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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