MACDONALD, Alexander
| Service Number: | 7647 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Balmartin, Lochmaddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Dorset, United Kingdom, 8 August 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England Grave II. C. 3172. INSCRIPTION - BORN AT BALMARTIN LOCHMADDY, SCOTLAND |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 7647, 1st Australian General Hospital, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 7647, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7647, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7647 awm_unit: Australian Army Medical Corps awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-08 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 7647, 1st Australian General Hospital, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| Date unknown: | Embarked Private, 7647, 1st Australian General Hospital |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 33 and the son of Norman and Annie MacDonald, of Balmartin, Lochmaddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Lochmaddy (Scottish Gaelic: Loch nam Madadh, "Loch of the Hounds") is the administrative centre of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Na Madaidhean (the wolves/hounds) are rocks in the bay after which the loch, and subsequently the village, are named. Lochmaddy is within the parish of North Uist.
His death was registered in Weymouth, Dorsetshire.
Deaths Sep 1917 Macdonald Alexander 33 Weymouth 5a 289
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 8th August…… Alexander MacDonald was born at Balmartin, Lochmaddy, Inverness Shire, Scotland around 1889.
According to information provided by his father for the Roll of Honour – Alexander MacDonald had “6 Trainings in 3rd Cameron Highlanders, Inverness, Scotland.” He came to Australia when he was 25 years old.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 4th June, 1915 at Liverpool, Sydney, NSW as a 31 year old, single, Shoemaker.
Private Alexander MacDonald, Service number 7647, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on 30th September, 1915 with the First Australian General Hospital – Special Reinforcements.
On 19th March, 1916 Private MacDonald embarked from Suez on H. T. Demosthenes for Australia – in charge of Insane. He returned to Australia on Demosthenes on 19th April, 1916 “On Duty.”
Private MacDonald embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on Orsova on 29th July, 1916 & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 14th September, 1916 having returned from Australia with General Reinforcements, A.M.C. (Army Medical Corps). New Attestation Papers were completed on 12th September, 1916 recording that Private Alexander MacDonald had enlisted at Sea on HMT Orsova.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was marched in to A.M.C. (Army Medical Corps) Details on 15th September, 1916 from Australia. Private MacDonald was marched out from Camp No. 2 Parkhouse, Wiltshire on 2nd October, 1916 & was detached for duty with Australian Section Command Depot at Woodcote Park, Epsom.
On 11th November, 1916 Private MacDonald was admitted to Horton County of London War Hospital, England with Pleurisy & pneumonia. The Hospital Admissions form recorded “Pneumonia – from Woodcote Both Lungs. Crisis 7th day. Has done well. Chest now quite clear.” He was discharged to Tidworth on 10th January, 1917.
Private MacDonald was marched in to No. 1 Command Depot on 11th January, 1917 then marched out to A.A.M.C. (Australian Army Medical Corps) training Depot at Parkhouse, Wiltshire on 17th January, 1917.
He was written up for a Crime on 3rd May, 1917 – Overstaying Leave from 12.00hrs on 1st May, 1917 to 13.00 hrs on 2nd May, 1917. He forfeited a total of 5 days pay (£1.5.0) orders of Captain S. T. Appleford.
On 13th May, 1917 Private MacDonald was admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, Wiltshire – cause N.Y.D. (not yet determined). The Hospital Admissions form recorded Influenza – “To Convalescent Home 22/6/.17.” On 10th July, 1917 the Hospital Admissions form recorded Anaemia ____. He was discharged on 31st July, 1917 to Command Depot at Weymouth.
Private MacDonald was marched in to No. 2 Command Depot at Weymouth, Dorset on 31st July, 1917 from Parkhouse. The Hospital Admission form recorded No. 2 Command Depot AMC Weymouth 1st August, 1917 to 4th August, 1917. “Pneumonia & Pleurisy Nov 1916. 5 ½ months in Hospital…”
He reported sick to Sydney Hall Hospital at Weymouth on 4th August, 1917. The Hospital Admissions form recorded his disease as Pernicious Anaemia – “Examination of blood on admission….Patient became comatose shortly after admission & died from exhaustion – oxygen ___ etc given.”
Private Alexander MacDonald, Hospital Attendant, died at 4.50 pm on 8th August, 1917 at Sidney Hall Military Hospital, Weymouth, Dorset, England from Pernicious Anaemia.
He was buried in Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Weymouth, Dorset, England where 82 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/m.html
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