George MCDONALD

MCDONALD, George

Service Number: 949
Enlisted: 7 January 1915
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1887
Home Town: Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Stockman
Died: Car accident, 9 May 1926, aged 39 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll
Show Relationships

World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 949, 7th Light Horse Regiment
21 May 1915: Involvement Private, 949, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Kabinga embarkation_ship_number: A58 public_note: ''
21 May 1915: Embarked Private, 949, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kabinga, Newcastle
26 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Field Artillery Brigade
3 Feb 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade

Help us honour George McDonald's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

One of the three sons of George and Jean McDonald of Maitland NSW, who served in WW1. George was the only one who returned.

His younger brother, 2194 Pte. Robert John Mcdonald, 13th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Gallipoli 27 August 1915.

Another younger brother, 2160 Pte Charles Gordon McDonald 31st Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Fromelles 19 July 1916.

George Mcdonald served at Gallipoli from 7 August 1915. He was evacuated crook in late September. He transferred to the Artillery in 1916 and served for the duration of the war, rising to the rank of Lieutenant. He returned to Australia in May 1919 having served four full years.

Read more...