Robert MCDONALD

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Service Number:	3082
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moyston, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Moyston, Ararat, Victoria
Schooling:	Moyston State School, Victoria
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moyston War Memorial and Gate, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3082, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
16 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3082, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
16 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3082, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
7 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3082, 46th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW to left arm. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 17 October 1916.
16 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion, France
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 3082, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3082 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-11

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