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George DONALD

Regimental number848
Place of birthHamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales
SchoolCleveland Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMechanic
Address36 Great Buckingham Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Donald, 36 Great Buckingham Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 July 1916
Age at death25
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 42), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
85
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Esther DONALD "Turanga", O'Sullivan Road, Bellevue Hill, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother Arnold Donald killed in action.

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