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MCDONALD, Lachlan Leigh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2710 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Independent Order of Rechabites Pictorial Honour Roll, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Inverleigh Presbyterian Church Volunteers Honor Roll, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor, Inverleigh War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2710, 24th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2710, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2710, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2710, 7th Infantry Battalion, Multiple SW to legs, arms and chest (severe) sustained near Ploegsteert. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 10 May 1917. | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2710, 7th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2710, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2710, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2710 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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