The AIF Project

Evan John McDONALD

Regimental number5710
Place of birthIluka, Clarence River, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressPalace Hotel, Townsville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs M McDonald, Ballina, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 May 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30.4
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
56
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Evan James and Matilda Jane MCDONALD, Martin Street, Ballina, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.