MCCUSPIE, Donald Kintore
| Service Number: | 1591 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Shank, South Australia , 15 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Nelson, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Weymouth, Dorset England, United Kingdom, 28 December 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England Plot III, Row C, Grave 2677 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1591, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1591, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1591, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1591 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-12-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 28th December…… Donald MacCuspie was born at Mount Shank, South Australia on 15th October, 1889.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 8th September, 1914 as a 24 year old, single, Labourer.
Private Donald Kintore McCuspie, Service number 1591, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Runic (A54) on 19th February, 1915 with the 8th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements.
On 20th October, 1915 he proceeded from Base Details at Zeitoun to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) with Draft. He joined 8th Battalion at Anzac on 23rd November, 1915 from 7th Reinforcements.
He disembarked at Alexandria on 7th January, 1916 from Empress of Britain (after the evacuation of Gallipoli).
Private Donald Kintore McCuspie was to be Lance Corporal from 7th February, 1916 while posted with 8th Battalion at Serapeum.
He was transferred to 60th Battalion from 8th Battalion & was taken on strength of 60th Battalion at Serapeum on 24th February, 1916.
On 19th June, 1916 Lance Corporal McCuspie embarked from Alexandria to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). He disembarked at Marseilles, France on 29th June, 1916.
Lance Corporal Donald Kintore McCuspie was reported wounded in action in France on 19th July, 1916. He was admitted to 1st Convalescent Depot on 21st July, 1916 with a wounded Forearm & discharged to Base Details on 24th July, 1916. Lance Corporal McCuspie was taken on strength of 5th Divisional Base Depot in France on 25th July, 1916.
On 18th August, 1916 Lance Corporal McCuspie was taken on strength of 60th Battalion from 5th Divisional Base Depot. He was promoted to Sergeant on 18th August, 1916.
Sergeant McCuspie reported sick on 9th November, 1916 in the Field with 60th Battalion. He was admitted to 8th General Hospital at Rouen, France on 11th November, 1916 & embarked for England on 12th November, 1916 on West Australian with Myalgia.
He was admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, England on 15th November, 1916 with Myalgia – slight. Sergeant McCuspie was transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford on 28th November, 1916 from 2nd Southern General Hospital. He was discharged from 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital on 1st December, 1916 to Weymouth.
On 1st December, 1916 Sergeant McCuspie was posted to No. 2 Australian Command Depot, Weymouth, Dorset. On 2nd December, 1916 the following was reported “Shell has pains R leg and limps.” On 13th December, 1916 Sergeant McCuspie was medically classified as B1 A Grade 1 (temporarily unfit for Service).
Sergeant Donald Kintore McCuspie died at 4.20 pm on 28th December, 1916 at No. 2 Australian Command Depot (Hut Hospital, Monte Video), Weymouth, Dorset, England from Pneumonia. The “Report of Death of a Soldier” (Army Form B. 2090) recorded he had died at Hut 80, Monte Video Camp, No. 2 Australian Command Depot. (Note: A Hospital Admission Card recorded that “Private” D. K. McCuspie, 1591, 60th Battalion was admitted to Hut 80 Hospital on 25th December, 1916 & discharged to Sidney Hall Hospital on 26th December, 1916.)
He was buried in Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Weymouth, Dorset, England where 82 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/m.html
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