MACDONALD, Duncan John Percival
| Service Number: | 131 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 June 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailorman |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 131, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 131, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 131, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 131, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Gassed |
Help us honour Duncan John Percival Macdonald's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Duncan John Percival MacDonald, also known as John, Sailorman and soldier, was born in 1891 in Adelaide, South Australia and lived with his mother Mrs Elizabeth Preston.
On the 18th of November 1915, John embarked from Adelaide on the HMAT A2 'Geelong' with the 32nd Battalion and proceeded to the Western front. During the battle of Villers-Bretonneux, he was gassed. John was taken to Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich on 9th of May 1918 and was transferred to Harefield Hospital on the 15th of May 1918. He returned to Australia on the 13th of April 1919 and his cause of death is unknown.
Click images to start slideshow.