Regimental number | 4161 |
Place of birth | Yarra Glen, Victoria |
School | Seaview State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Sea View, Warragul, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Rankin McDonald, Sea View, Warragul, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 20.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Rankine and Eliza McDONALD, 'Seaview', Warragul, Victoria. Native of Yarra Glen, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother:21 Driver Archibald McDONALD, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 2 November 1917; two cousins died in France; and uncle died in Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |