Regimental number | 1548 |
Place of birth | Scotland |
School | Leith Academy, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jessie Donaldson, 38 Cowper Road, Old Swan, Liverpool, England |
Previous military service | Served about 1 year in Liverpool Scottish 10th Battalion (Territorial Force). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | On road to Damascus. |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Haifa War Cemetery (Row A. Grave No. 62), Palestine. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Adavale, Queensland |
Family/military connections | David Donaldson of Broome Western Australia, died of wounds 11th October 1917 in France. |