Regimental number | 1747 |
Place of birth | Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Sea Lake PO, Sea Lake, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary McDonald, Sea Lake PO, Sea Lake, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 16), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Mary MCDONALD, Sea Lake, Victoria. Native of Minyip, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |