William Campbell MACDONALD

MACDONALD, William Campbell

Service Number: 3234
Enlisted: 17 January 1938, Richmond, NSW
Last Rank: Warrant Officer
Last Unit: No. 2 Aircraft Depot Richmond
Born: Glasgow, Scotland, 24 September 1904
Home Town: Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Steward
Died: Illness, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 27 November 1942, aged 38 years
Cemetery: Sydney War Cemetery, Rookwood, New South Wales
A C 5
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Show Relationships

World War 2 Service

17 Jan 1938: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 3234, No. 2 Aircraft Depot Richmond, Richmond, NSW
3 Sep 1939: Involvement Warrant Officer, 3234

Help us honour William Campbell MacDonald's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John and Elizabeth MACDONALD

NOK listed as sister - Mrs. Bert TILLEY, Sydney Terries, Ltd. Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW

William was single when he enlisted with the RAAF for 6 years and had previously served 2 years and 9 months with the Royal Scots Fusiliers from which he had been discharged at his own request.

McDONALD.—The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. Daphne McDonald, of 133 Blue's Point Road, McMahon's Point, North Sydney, are invited to attend the Funeral of her dearly beloved Husband, Warrant-Officer William Campbell McDonald, R.A.A.F. to leave the Kinsela Chapels, Taylor Square, Darlinghurst. This Monday, at 9.30 a.m., for the War Cemetery Rookwood. Charles Kinsela Pty. Ltd. A.F.D.A.. Taylor Square, Darlinghurst.

Read more...