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MCDONALD, Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1769, 1769A |
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| Enlisted: | 4 May 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nagambie, Victoria, May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Nagambie, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Nagambie War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1769, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1769, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1769, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 19 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1769, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1769, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (right leg) | |
| 11 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1769A, 24th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...1769 Private Stanley McDonald, 24th Battalion, of Nagambie, Vic. Pte McDonald enlisted on 20 May 1915 and returned to Australia on 8 April 1919. His younger brother 127 Pte Fenley John McDonald, 7th Battalion, was killed at Gallipoli within a week of the landing on 25 April 1915." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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