ST CLAIR, Donald
| Service Number: | 1940 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 5 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Renmark Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 29 August 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1940, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1940, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE DONALD St. CLAIR.
The following letter concerning the death of his son Pte. Donald St. Clair has been received by Mr. G. St. Clair of Renmark. It is dated 3rd September, 1916:—
Dear Sir, — It is with deep regret that I have to advise you of the circumstances of the death of your son, Pte. Donald St. Clair of the 16th Battalion. He was seriously wounded by shell fire in the trenches on Aug. 29th, and was brought back to the Field Ambulance Advanced Dressing Station, where he was not able to recover from severe shock to the system which carried him off rather than the wounds. We buried him there, in a soldier's grave, leaving means to identify him, beside a comrade who was buried the previous day, just at a spot known at the Quarry, on the Bapaume Road. May you be able to find some comfort in the knowledge that he gave his life bravely, in a just and righteous cause, and may our Heavenly Father give you and all who loved him such a measure of Devinc Consolation as will sustain them in their sorrow. I am, Yours very faithfully, F. W. WRAY, Chaplain (C.E.) 13th Battalion." - from the Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record 17 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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