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MACDONALD, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6652 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich Queensland Australia, 6 June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Heart Failure, Ipswich Queensland Australia, 25 August 1948, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6652, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6652, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Betty McDonald
Born in Ipswich Queensland to parents John MacDonald and Jane Shute. James was 30 years old when he joined the army. He worked as a Baker. James father was a wheelwright. In his war record, it states he was married to Edith Sykes at St Marys Whitechapel England. Unclear if he came back to Australia with her as it states on his death certificate that he is not married.