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MCDONALD, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 117 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1915, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coonabarabran, New South Wales, 27 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Tenterfield, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tenterfield & District Fallen Soldiers Roll of Honor Infantry, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 117, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 117, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 117, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 117, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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