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MACDONALD, Arthur Leslie Graham
Personal Details
Service Number: | 437 |
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Enlisted: | 3 November 1914 |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 1891 |
Home Town: | Miriam Vale, Gladstone, Queensland |
Schooling: | Maryborough School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Station Hand |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row K, Grave 3 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of A.H.G. & E.I. MacDonald, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour, Miriam Vale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 437, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
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21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 437, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 437, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
28 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 437, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Gunshot wound to the left and evacuated to Lemnos Island |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Herbert Graham MacDonald and Edith Isabel MacDonald of 'Kadava'. Lamcaster Road, Ascot, Brisbane, QLD. Brother of Ina Maud MacDonald of Ashgrove, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal