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Duncan McDONALD

Regimental number3822
Place of birthBanyena, Victoria
SchoolBanyena School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressWitchpool Road, Donald, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs A McDonald, Donald, Victoria
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 8), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Duncan and Alice MCDONALD, Witchifool Road, donald, Victoria. Native of Banyena, Victoria

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