Hume Donald MCDERMID

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Service Number:	2859
Enlisted:	9 August 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, June 1897
Home Town:	Maclean, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Primary School Great War Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2859, 17th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2859, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2859, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
26 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2859, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , SW scalp
31 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion
3 May 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2859, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2859 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-03

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