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MCDONALD, Ronald Tracy Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VP7516, SP15257 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Military Officer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 30 November 1967, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Imprisoned ANZAC / Gallipoli, Captured with Lieutenant W.E. Elston and 507 Private R.F. Lushington. Repatriated 21 November 1918 to Alexandria, Egypt. | |
| 5 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VP7516 | |
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| 21 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , SP15257, Brigadier, Director Supply and Transport, Army Headquarters. |
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