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MCDONALD, Donald Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 345146, VX141256, 3/45146 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia , 12 February 1925 |
| Home Town: | Hampton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Korea, 26 October 1950, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Temporary Sergeant McDonald was originally interred at Pyongyang Cemetery, Portion 1 Plot and Row 4 Grave No.39. He was reinterred in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in 1951. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1943: | Involvement Private, VX141256 | |
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| 25 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 345146 |
Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 3/45146, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
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| 28 Sep 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 345146 |
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