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DONALD, Henry Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1656 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 November 1914, Enlisted at Kyneton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Darlingford, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Woodend, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Darlingford State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Krithia, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Woodend St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Wooden and Newham Roll of Honor, Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1656, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kyneton, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1656, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1656, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1656, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Donald and Ellen Donald nee Woods of Mount Pleasant Farm, Woodend, Victoria. Brother of Elizabeth Donald, George Donald, William Edward Donald, James Robert Donald, William Donald (died the year of birth), Bertie Francis Donald, Margaret Ethel May Donald, Annie Ellen Donald and David Clarence Donald
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 1656 Henry Alexander Donald arrived on Gallipoli on 30 April 1915 and was taken on strength of the 6th Battalion on 8 May 1915, the same day he was killed in action during the ill-fated action at Krithia, Cape Helles.