SUTHERLAND, Donald
| Service Number: | 1685 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
| Born: | Golspie, Sutherland-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bottle Blower |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1918: | Involvement Private, 1685, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Dec 1918: | Embarked Private, 1685, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney | |
| 17 Jan 1919: | Involvement Private, 1685, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1919: | Embarked Private, 1685, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Donald served with Australian forces under various service numbers-1669 1896 30765 1685. He also served 2 years with the Royal Naval Reserve in England and with the Golspie Volunteer Artillery in his native county of Sutherland-shire, Scotland. He was the son of Adam Sutherland and Kate Sutherland, of 5 Sutherland Street, Golspie. He had a sister, Mrs Bremner of 177 Coventry Street, South Melbourne and sometime of 119 Stork Street, Melbourne. He was wounded in action more than once.He survived the Great War and returned to Australia.
There are 217 pages for him on the NAA.
He attested many times-the last time being on 30 November 1918.