Archibald Augustine MCDONALD

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MCDONALD, Archibald Augustine

Service Number:	922
Enlisted:	29 August 1914, An original of F Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mannum, South Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Eastwood, Burnside, South Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Draper
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

29 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 922, 4th Infantry Battalion, An original of F Company
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 922, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 922, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School

Augustine Archibald McDonald was born in 1884, though the exact date of his birth is unknown. He was born in Mannum, South Australia, though his hometown was Eastwood, Burnside. Little is known about his parents, however as stated on his enlistment form, his next of kin was his brother Harry McDonald. He went to Christian Brother's College in Adelaide, South Australia. Before the war, he worked as a draper, selling different types of textiles and fabrics. Augustine was a young man of 25, with dark hair and blue eyes, and around 182cm (5 feet 11 1/2 inches) tall, when he enlisted into the military. He was enlisted into the 4th Infantry Battalion (An original of the F company) on 29th August 1914.

On 20th October 1914, Augustine embarked to Sydney, and via the HMAT Euripides he was sent to Egypt. The extent of Augustine's training before he was sent out onto the battlefield is unknown. Private Augustine, Service Number: 922, was sent to the battlefield in Gallipoli, in ANZAC Cove.

The battle at Gallipoli started off with a tactical mishap, leading to the troops being dropped onto the wrong landing point. Instead of the chosen field, they land on a small beach enclosed with cliffs instead. Due to this error, the invasion couldn't continue, and they were caught at a stalemate. Before the retreat, which was believed to be the most successful part of the invasion, many lives were lost. On 27th April 1915, Augustine Archibald McDonald, previously thought to be wounded, was Killed in Action in ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli.

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