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John Joseph McDONALD

Regimental number38372
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolSt Vincent's Redfern
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Address14 Turner Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Thomas Joseph McDonald, 14 Turner Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceCompulsory Training.
Enlistment date31 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 32
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Canberra on 16 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 8 October 1918
Age at death22.10
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTampleux-la-Guerard Communal Cemetery Extension (Row C, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Joseph and Ellen MCDONALD, 14 Turner Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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