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MCDONALD, Alexander John

Service Number:	2861
Enlisted:	29 September 1916, Place of Enlistment, Grafton, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Paterson, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1896
Home Town:	Chatsworth Island, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Grafton School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural Causes , Newcastle, New South Wales , 6 May 1967, aged 70 years
Cemetery:	Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Rose O 7/3
Memorials:	Chatsworth Island War Memorial

World War 1 Service

29 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2861, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Grafton, New South Wales.
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2861, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2861, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2861, 41st Infantry Battalion, GSW to Right Thigh.
25 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2861, 41st Infantry Battalion

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