MACDONALD, Lachlan John
| Service Number: | 7541 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia , 1887 |
| Home Town: | Gipsy Point, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mail Contractor |
| Died: | Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, At Sea on board HMAT Themistocles (A32), 5 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7541, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7541, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Lachlan John MacDonald was born in early 1887 at Queenscliff, Victoria to parents John & Hannah MacDonald (nee Johnstone).
He married Ellen Beatric (Nelly) Smith in 1909 in the district of Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales.
On 15th March, 1917 Lachlan John MacDonald enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 30 year old, married (with 3 children), Mail Contractor from Gipsy Point, Victoria.
Private Lachlan John MacDonald, Service number 7541, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 4th August, 1917 with the 6th Infantry Battalion, 25th Reinforcements.
He was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 21st August, 1917 suffering from Influenza. The Hospital Admissions form recorded on admission “Vomiting, sore throat & frontal headache. T. 103 P. 120.”
Private Lachlan John MacDonald died on 5th September, 1917 at Sea on board HMAT Themistocles (A32) from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
He was buried at Sea from HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 5th September, 1917. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/m---o.html
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