Archie MCDONALD

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Service Numbers:	1553, 1791
Enlisted:	22 July 1915, A Coy
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wyrallah ,New South Wales, Australia, 18 March 1896
Home Town:	Burwood, Whitehorse, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nanango War Memorial

22 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1553, 31st Infantry Battalion, A Coy
11 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1791, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1791 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-11
5 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1553, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
5 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1553, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne
Date unknown:	Involvement 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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