Regimental number | 1198 |
Place of birth | Wollombi, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | South Maitland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32.3 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah McDonald, 158 Elgin Street, South Maitland, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | West Maitland, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'City of York', 14 January 1919; arrived Melbourne, 27 February 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning), Sydney, 18 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 46 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 10, 2055), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McDONALD Matthew Peter |