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James McDONALD

Regimental number3398
Place of birthHay, New South Wales
SchoolState School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressInglewood, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabella McDonald, Inglewood PO, Inglewood, Queensland
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 2 January 1919
Place of death or woundingEngland
Age at death34.8
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialCowley (St. Lawrence) Churchyard (Aust. 90), Middlesex
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Isabella MCDONALD, Inglewood Post Office, Queensland
Family/military connectionsCousin Thomas Beattie killed.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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