DONALD, William
| Service Numbers: | 1006, V81724 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, Section A |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 6 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bayswater, Knox, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchadist |
| Died: | 1948, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1006, 4th Field Ambulance, Section A | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1006, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1006, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 6 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Field Ambulance | |
| 22 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Field Ambulance | |
| 29 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Field Ambulance | |
| 1 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, V81724 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Donald born Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Came to Melbourne Australia with his family at the age of 19 in 1912.
William served at the Landing on Gallipoli, he was wounded in action 22 June 1916 and evacuated to Egypt with a septic foot. Donald re-joined the 4th Field Ambulance at Anzac on 7 August 1915. He was gain evacuated from Gallipoli with paratyphoid during October 1915 and was shipped to hospital in England. He re-joined his unit in France just before the Pozieres battles. He was promoted to Sergeant on the 22 June 1917 and then Second Lieutenant during November 1917. In May 1918 he transferred to the 16th Battalion and was promoted to Lieutenant.
He was awarded the Military Cross,
'For gallant conduct and devotion to duty as signal officer during an attack made on Le Vergieur, north west of St. Quentin, on 18th September 1918. On hearing that an important line had been cut, he went with a runner to the scene of the trouble and repaired the line. This necessitated him going through an enemy barrage and guiding his way in unknown country in pitch black darkness.’
Returned to Australia, 18 December 1918.