DONALDSON, Joseph Kenneth
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Perth Boys School, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Consulting Engineer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 22 August 1915, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Mosman St. Clements Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, landed at Gallipoli with the 18th Infantry Battallion | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, killed in action at Hill 60 by machine gun fire. His body was not recovered. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
LIEUTENANT J. K. DONALDSON.
Lieutenant J. Kenneth Donaldson (reported missing and wounded on August 22) left with B Company, 18th Battalion. He had previously had some years' experience in military matters, having originally joined the military forces as a private in St George's English Rifle Regiment and subsequently gained his commission early in 1912. This regiment later became the 31st Infantry under the Universal Training Act, and Lieutenant Donaldson was appointed as militia adjutant, which position he held about two years. In civil life he was connected with Mr. E. A. Julius, consulting engineer, Sydney. Lieutenant Donaldson is a son of the late Mr. John Donaldson of Brisbane, and of Mrs. C. T. Toppin, of Perth, Western Australia. He is married man, and his wife is now residing with her parents, Mr and Mrs Napier-North, of Doondi, Alma-street, Mosman.
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