MCQUEEN, Donald
| Service Number: | 4470 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Romsey, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Newham State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, France, 16 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 10A |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Newham State School No 1913 Honor Roll, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Romsey War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4470, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4470, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4470, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, France | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4470, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 29 May 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), For distinguished service and gallantry in action near Bullecourt, when he continued to serve his mortar throughout the day and night until relieved at dawn | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, France | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, France | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4470, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4470, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Broodseinde Ridge, Multiple SW to back, arm and foot. Evacuated to 2nd Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport, where he died of his wounds on 16 November 1917. | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 4470, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4470 awm_unit: 6th Australian Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-11-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
4470 Private (Pte) Donald McQueen, 24th Battalion, was a seaman from Brunswick, Victoria prior to enlistment.
Pte McQueen embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Melbourne on RMS Malwa on 21 March 1916.
Later transferring to the 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery he was one of a group who were awarded the Military Medal for “the gallantry and determination which they continued to serve their mortars throughout the day and night”.
He was later promoted to Corporal and was wounded in action at Broodseinde Ridge.
On 16 November 1917, aged 34, he succumbed to his wounds and was buried in the Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France.
Source: AWM & Robert Wight
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
4470 Private (Pte) Donald McQueen, 24th Battalion, was a seaman from Brunswick, Victoria prior to enlistment.
Pte McQueen embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Melbourne on RMS Malwa on 21 March 1916.
Later transferring to the 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery he was one of a group who were awarded the Military Medal for “the gallantry and determination which they continued to serve their mortars throughout the day and night”.
He was later promoted to Corporal and was wounded in action at Broodseinde Ridge.
On 16 November 1917, aged 34, he succumbed to his wounds and was buried in the Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France.
Source: AWM & Robert Wight
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