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MACDONALD, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 708 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 October 1914, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 44, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 708, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 708, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 708, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 708, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 708 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Kelso MacDonald of 54 Ruby Street, Glasgow, Scotland. Brother of Ada MacDonald of Normanville, SA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Northumberland Fuseliers, England