Austin Paul MCDONALD

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Service Numbers:	923, R923
Enlisted:	14 April 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	King Island, Tasmania
Schooling:	Currie State School
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	North Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 8 April 1979, cause of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll, Currie State School Great War Honor Roll

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14 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 923, 12th Infantry Battalion
16 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 923, 12th Infantry Battalion, Sent from Suez to Melbourne account of Enteric Fever; arrived on 29 February 1916.
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, R923, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, R923, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 923, 12th Infantry Battalion, From Hobart to Plymouth UK, arrived on 30 September 1916. The time in Australia was to allow him time to recover from illness.
16 Jan 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 923, 12th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Australia; arrived on 6 March 1919. Fought at Gallipoli, Middle East and France.
28 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 923, 12th Infantry Battalion

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