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George McDONALD

Regimental number695
Place of birthMoyston Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressLaen via Minyip, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinA McDonald, Laen via Minyip, Victoria
Enlistment date6 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1799 Pte Alexander McDONALD MM, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 16 December 1917; Captain John McDONALD, Australian Army Medical Corps, embarked, 126 October 1918; ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 April 1956

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