Regimental number | 2967 |
Place of birth | Captains Flat, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Machinist |
Address | 66 Wellington Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.1 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lena McDonald, 66 Wellington Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Pioneer Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 February 1919; arrived, Melbourne, 26 March 1919, for onward travel to Sydney, 4 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: Gun shot wound left hand), Sydney, 24 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 54 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McDONALD Coll John |