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Ronald William McDONALD

Regimental number3842
Place of birthBland
SchoolBimbi
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBland via Bimbi, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, R McDonald, Bland via Bimbi, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 April 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, Bullecourt Battle, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No, 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ronald and Elizabeth McDonald, Quandialla, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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