James Alexander MCDONALD

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MCDONALD, James Alexander

Service Number:	1687
Enlisted:	28 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Belfast, Ireland, July 1883
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Presbyterian School, Dundalk, Ireland
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Wounds, 12th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 6 October 1918
Cemetery:	Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot V, Row D, Grave 7, Tincourt New British Cemetery, Tincourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1687, 59th Infantry Battalion
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1687, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1687, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
29 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion
27 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1687, 59th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, GSW abdomen DoW 12th Casualty Clearing station

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From AWM

1687 Private (Pte) James Alexander McDonald, 59th Battalion. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pte McDonald was a carpenter from Melbourne, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916. Later serving briefly with the 60th Battalion, he rejoined his original battalion and was wounded in action. On 6 October 1918 he succumbed to his wounds and was buried in the Tincourt New British Cemetery, France.

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