Regimental number | 21 |
Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Sea View, Warragul, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, T.R. McDonald, Sea View, Warragul, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 31), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Eliza McDONALD, Seaview, Gippsland, Victoria. Native of Warragul, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4161 Pte Leonard Albert Keith McDONALD, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, died of wounds, 12 March 1917; Pte Alexander William McDONALD; Cousins: 2332 Lance Corporal William Leslie ARNOLD, 9th Bn, died of wounds, 16 August 1916; 3520 Pte Francis Benjamin ARNOLD, 6th Bn, died of wounds, 25 August 1916. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |