John Wilson MCDONALD MC

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Service Number:	1101
Enlisted:	25 April 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kilmore, Victoria, Australia, 8 April 1896
Home Town:	Kilmore, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling:	Kilmore State School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes (heart attack), Vancouver, Canada, 13 July 1961, aged 65 years
Cemetery:	Ocean View Burial Park Plot 694, Section L, Evergreen Section
Memorials:

25 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1101, Melbourne, Victoria
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1101, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1101, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
12 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion
27 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1101, 37th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW (right shoulder, right knee and right buttock)
11 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, Medical transfer to England for treatment of wounds.
10 Jan 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1101, 37th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on journey back to Australia from England following wounding. M V Corinthic.
5 Sep 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion

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