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Angus Archibald McDONALD

Regimental number2463
Place of birthGlanville Blocks, South Australia
SchoolGlanville, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationHorse driver
AddressBrompton, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs Madaline McDonald, c/o Mrs A Pridmore, East Street, Brompton, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets and Citizens Forces.
Enlistment date12 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2463A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row l, Grave No 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
146
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Archibald and Lily McDONALD; Wife: Madeline McDONALD, 33 East Street, Brompton, South Australia. Native of Port Adelaide, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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