MCDONALD, Frederick
| Service Number: | 1360 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Holdsworthy |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Remount Unit |
| Born: | Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, 31 December 1869 |
| Home Town: | Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Drowning, At sea, 6 July 1916, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 1360, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, Holdsworthy | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 1360, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Trooper, 1360, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1360, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, HT Port Sydney, Suez for invaliding to Australia - disappeared on night of 6 July 1916 at sea | |
| 6 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1360, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1360 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Remount Unit awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
Fredeick McDonald was a native of Bankstown and died on his way home, having been invalided home through illness from Egypt. He enlsted in September 1915 putting his age back by ten years in his Attestation Papers.
He was attached to Remount Unit, and sailed from Sydney in November, 1915. However, from the time of his arrival in Egypt he suffered serious health issues resulting in his return to Australia from Suez on 24 June 1916 in HT 'Port Sydney'. Twelve days into the voyage, on the night of 6 July 1916 he disappeared. The circumstances of his disappearnce from HT 'Port Sydney' were invistigated by a Court of Inquiry and it was determined that his death was due to drowning.
He left a wife, Elizabeth [nee Woodward] (1876-1969) and three children - James (1896-1994), Frederick (1899-1987) and Amy (1909-2002). He was employed by Bankstown Council for many years.
Reference:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article86075088
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