Regimental number | 1006 |
Place of birth | Bothwell |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, W Donald, Templeton Street, Bayswater, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Field Ambulance 4, Section A |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A35 Berrima on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For gallant condut and evotion to duty as signal officer during an attack made on Le Vergieur, north west of St. Quentin, on 18th September 1918. On hearing that an important line had been cut, he went with a runner to the scene of the trouble and repaired the line. This necessitated him going through an enemy barrage and guiding his way in unknown country in pitch black darkenss.
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129 Date: |
Family/military connections | Sister: Staff Nurse Jessie Frood DONALD, Australian Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 2 May 1919. |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |