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DONALDSON, Robert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 43 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | South Shields, England, 3 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Cannington, Canning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Wolsingham School, England |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave. Buried on the field by Chaplain Rev. C.W.G. Moore but grave could not be relocated Panel 53, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canning Honor Roll, Cannington War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 43, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 43, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 2014: | Embarked Private, 43, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ralph Charlton Donaldson and Hannah Donaldson of South Shields, England
Next of kin given as his aunt Jane Ann Stothert of Wittenhall, Durham, England. Jane raised Robert and his brothers after they were orphaned at a very young age
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal