| Regimental number | 3088 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Raywood, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6.375" |
| Weight | 156 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Donaldson, Pelican Hotel, Inglewood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 7 months in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3090 Corporal Donald David DONALDSON, 60th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 November 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 931006, 3090 Corporal D.D. DONALDSON, 60th Bn, 20 September 1916: 'Was killed by Machine Gun fire out in No Man's Land at Fleurbaix about 7 p.m. 19th July. He was my brother and I was with him when he died.' Additional note on file, 6 October 1916: 'Killed by Machine gun (sic) fire & died in same shell-hole, where his brother was wounded and who gives this information, and has cabled particulars to Australia.' Note on file: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DONALDSON Frank Harold
Red Cross File No 931006 |
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