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MCDONALD, Richard Augustine

Service Numbers:	67, 540
Enlisted:	4 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	11th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Mannum, South Australia, 1880
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Pneumonia, Syria, 17 October 1918
Cemetery:	Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria War Grave Location: C. 53.
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 67, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
26 May 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 67, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Embarked from Port Adelaide on "St. Andrew" Transport. Disembarked at Duban on 19 June 1902.
1 Jul 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 67, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, R.T.A. from Durban on "Manchester Merchant" Transport. Disembarked at Port Adelaide on 24 July 1902.
8 Aug 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 67, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

World War 1 Service

4 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 540, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Oaklands, South Australia
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 540, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 540, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
17 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, 540, 11th Light Horse Regiment, D.O.D.
17 Oct 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 540, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 540 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-10-17

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

His brother Archibald Augustine McDonald was Killed in action at Gallipolion 7 April 1915.