Regimental number | 3199 |
Place of birth | Hotspur, Victoria |
School | Hotspur State School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Railway fireman |
Address | Longfern, Hotspur, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, John McDonald, Longfern, Hotspur, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 60th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/77/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXV, Row J, Grave No. 3), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Memorial Plantation Hotspur Avenue of Avenue, Victoria. Parents: John and Isabella MCDONALD, Lonfern North, Hamilton, Victoria. Native of Hotspur, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1798 Sergeant Duncan McLennan McKINNON MM & Bar, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 February 1919; 7048 Sergeant Andrew Lamond McDONALD MM, Australian Army Pay Corps, returned to Australia, 1 November 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |