William Henry MCDONALD

MCDONALD, William Henry

    Service Numbers: 835, 6552
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to G Company 6th Battalion on establishment of Unit at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria
    Last Rank: Company Sergeant Major
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1887
    Home Town: Ararat, Ararat, Victoria
    Schooling: Creswick State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: War related illness and injuries post old age, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 4 December 1959
    Cemetery: Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    Presbyterian Section IWGC reported death
    Memorials: Dimboola Memorial High School WWI Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 835, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to G Company 6th Battalion on establishment of Unit at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement Corporal, 835, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked Corporal, 835, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 835, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    28 Apr 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, Promoted in the field Gallipoli to rank of Sergeant
    9 May 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to CSM 6th Bn in the field Gallipoli
    20 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 835, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW left shoulder compound fracture evacuated to Australian and NZ Convalescence Camp for treatment and convalescence
    29 Jul 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 835, 6th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne for change Compound Fracture left shoulder on HT Hororata
    17 Aug 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 5th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to 21st reinforcement’s 5th Battalion as Company Sergeant Major at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria for return to overseas duty Reissued new Regimental number as 6552
    16 Nov 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6552, 5th Infantry Battalion, CSM 21st reinforcement’s 5th Battalion on HMAT Nestor for duty
    26 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 5th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France/Belgium
    20 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6552, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Gunshot wound left thigh evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence Cambridge Hospital Aldershot
    16 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 5th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit from wounded in the Field France
    21 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6552, 5th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Evacuated to England Chest complaint bronchitis for treatment and convalescence
    12 Dec 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 5th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Unit in the field France Belgium post convalescence Tumour chest and bronchitis ex UK
    4 Mar 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6552, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit post review extension of service previously dated 29;June 1919 ex HT Soudan

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    Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton

    William Henry McDonald late of Creswick, Dimboola and Ararat Victoria:

    Served as Corporal/ Sergeant then CSM 835 6th Battalion 1914-1915 Egypt Gallipoli 

    Returned to Australia

    Embarked 2nd Occasion as Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer Class2) 6552 5th Battalion 1916-1919, England France & Belgium 

    NAA Record of Service References 6552 McDonald on file

    DVA Record Burial as 835 CSM McDonald 6th Battalion Williamstown Victoria 

     

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