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MCDONALD, Arthur James Ross
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5437 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooyar, Qld., 1895 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen O VIII J 4, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Picnic Point Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5437, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5437, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Ross and Mary McDONALD
Pte. Arthur J. ('Bob.') McDonald, son of Mrs McDonald, Picnic Point, died of wounds in France. He enlisted in Queensland and left Australia in the early part of 1916. He served in Egypt, subsequently going to France. Before leaving for Queensland he worked at Shannon Bros. and Mr W. R. Wilson's'.
He was 23 years of age. He has a brother, Pte. George McDonald, in
France.
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