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MCDONALD, John Angus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4103 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1916, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Charters Towers Boys' Central State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 22 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4103, Charters Towers, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4103, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4103, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4103, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Amor (Alexander) McDONALD and Fanny nee DEAKIN
On 22nd October 1917 at Beceaere, in Belgium, Jim was buried when a shell exploded in the dugout he was resting in. His mates dug him out and he was taken to the 3rd Austrlaian Field Ambulance at Wippenhoek where he died the same day.
Although he was buried there his remains were never recovered and his name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial.
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