MCDONALD, Henry Donald
| Service Numbers: | 1779, V383169 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deans Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 19 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Deans Marsh, Surf Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver [WW1], Farmer [WW2] |
| Died: | Birregurra, Victoria, Australia, 11 June 1971, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Whoorel/Birregurra Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Plot: WHR-PRES-09-807-011S |
| Memorials: | Birregurra Murroon State School No 940 Great War Honour Roll , Birregurra State School Roll of Honor, Deans Marsh District Roll of Honor, Deans Marsh State School Roll of Honor, Gerangamete & District Roll of Honor The Great War |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1779, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1779, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V383169 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
Henry served in WW1 and WW2.
In WW1, he enlisted in January 1915, embarked in mid April 1915, and by mid-May 1915 he was in Gallipolli. He suffered a severe bullet wound to his right shoulder in Pozieres in late July 1916 which necessitated his recovery in England for two months.
He returned to action and later sustained a severe shrapnel wound to his left foot and ankle while he was in Belgium in early October 1917. This required the amputation of his leg below his knee. Henry returned to Australia in mid 1918.
During WW2 Henry served in the 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC).