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Roland McDONALD

Regimental number12206
Place of birthPortt Germein, South Australia
SchoolPort Augusta Public School
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrocer
AddressPort Augusta, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, A McDonald, Port Augusta, South Australia
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 20 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block R, Plot II, Row Q, Grave No. 13), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
14
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Eliza MCDONALD, Port Augusta, South Australia. Native of Port Germein, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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