Regimental number | 21514 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Maryborough, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Brighton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Thompson McDonald, c/o Massey, Harrison & Co, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in Senior Cadets; 15 months in 46th Bn, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hawthorn, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Signallers, Special Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Pay Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll. |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2873 Pte David McDONALD, Australian Army Pay Corps, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McDONALD Ian Alexander |