Athol Oswald MCDONALD

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MCDONALD, Athol Oswald

    Service Number: 2639
    Enlisted: 4 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia, Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Athelstone, South Australia, Australia, 13 September 1892
    Home Town: Not yet discovered
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Beekeeper
    Died: Repatriation General Hospital, Springbank, South Australia, Australia, 2 October 1952, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
    Centennial Park Location: General B, Path 7, Grave 548 Interment Date: 04/10/1952
    Memorials: Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1, Yallunda Flat Memorial Park
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    World War 1 Service

    4 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia, Australia
    23 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2639, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
    23 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2639, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
    26 Apr 1916: Discharged AIF WW1
    Date unknown: Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1931 - 1954) Saturday 4 October 1952

    DEATHS

    McDONALD.— On October 2, at Repatriation General Hospital, Springbank, Athol Oswald, the beloved husband of Catherine Ellison McDonald, of Main road, Backwood, and loving father of Joy, Athol, Mollie, Roma and Jon Aged 60 years.

    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47425129

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