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MACDONALD, Sidney Gordon
Personal Details
| Other Name: | MacDonald, Sydney - Service Record - WWI |
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| Service Numbers: | 877, V17466, VX65167 |
| Enlisted: | 14 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
| Born: | Strathmartine, Dundee, Scotland, 11 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Warncoort, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer [WW1]; Station Hand [WW2] |
| Died: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 6 May 1988, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Colac Cemetery, Victoria Grave: Lawn, Section D2, Grave 26 |
| Memorials: | Irrewarra Warncoort WW2 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 877, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 877, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V17466, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
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| 25 Oct 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V17466, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
| 26 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX65167 | |
| 7 Mar 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX65167 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
Sydney [legal name] was the son of Jessie (Candow) and Peter MacDonald. He was born in 1898, rather than 1899 as shown on his WW2 service record.
During his service with the AIF during WW1, he was in action in Belgium and France.
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