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DONALDSON, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6741 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoolie |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Boulder Central School, Boudler, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Oiler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Moolenacker, France, 9 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Undated note on file, Assistant Adjutant, 11th Bn: 'The above named soldier was killed instantaneously by a bullet through the heart during a night operation in the vicinity of Moolenacker on 9.5.18. He was buried near "C" Coy's Headquarters, but as no Map of that sector is available at present the map location of his grave cannot be given, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Boulder St George's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6741, Enlisted at Kalgoolie | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6741, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6741, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 6 years
Son of David Coutts Donaldson and Helen Donaldson of the Boulder City Hotel, 1 Piesse Street Boulder, WA
His father, David Donaldson Sr. donated the Boulder City War Memorial, which stands opposite the Boulder City Hotel. The memorial takes the form of a bareheaded soldier with an open neck shirt, and is modelled on his son, who was found without his helmet. The sculptor was Pietro Porcelli
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Cadets for 4 years
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