William MCDONALD MM

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MCDONALD, William

Service Numbers:	2134, 2134A
Enlisted:	2 May 1916, Belmont, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fitzroy, Victoria, 1879
Home Town:	Pemberton, Manjimup, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 April 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row C, Grave 4, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

2 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2134, Belmont, Western Australia
10 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2134, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
10 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2134, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle
7 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2134A, 44th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2134A awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-07

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Brother of Thomas McDonald of Auckland, New Zealand and later of Stratfield, NSW; and Patrick F. McDonald of Melbourne; Catherine McDonald and Florence McDonald both of Melbourne

14 December 1916 - AWOL fined 2 days full pay

25 February 1917 - To hospital with Mumps

16 May 1917 - AWOL - Fined 3 days full pay

8 February 1918 - Awarded Military Medal

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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