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CLELAND, Donald Mackinnon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX40 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Corps Headquarters |
| Born: | Coolgardie, Western Australia, 28 June 1901 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Guildford Grammar School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Solicitor and Barrister |
| Died: | Natural causes, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 27 August 1975, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Colonel, WX40 | |
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| 30 Dec 1941: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| 16 Apr 1942: | Honoured Member of the Order of the British Empire, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, For distinguished service in the Middle East | |
| 27 Apr 1944: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 23 Mar 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Colonel, WX40, 1st Australian Corps Headquarters | |
| 24 Mar 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Colonel, WX40 | |
| 19 Jul 1945: | Honoured Commander of the Order of the British Empire, For distinguished service in the south-west Pacific |
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