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John Alexander McDONALD

Regimental number31712
Date of birth1880
Place of birthCrystal Brook, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressTambellup, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs E M McDonald, Tambellup, Western Australia
Enlistment date23 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 15, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of disease 30 July 1917
Place of death or woundingEngland
Date of death30 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialTidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 325), North Tidworth, Wiltshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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