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William Henry McDONALD

Regimental number1671
Place of birthBombala, New South Wales
SchoolSt Josephs Convent School, Nimmitabel, via Cooma New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressNimmitabel, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Duncan Robert McDonald, Nimmitabel, New South Wales
Enlistment date31 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Divisional Signal Company
FateDied of disease 5 July 1919
Place of death or woundingEngland
Age at death22.9
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialTidworth Military Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 84), North Tidworth, Wiltshire
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Duncan and Alice MCDONALD, Lake View, Nimmitabel, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin W F McDonald, killed 18th August, 1916.

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