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MCDONALD, Albert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX5554 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 25 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 3 February 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot G. Row B. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "FOR EVER I WILL REMEMBER" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mitcham War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX5554 | |
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| 4 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX5554, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Bonald
Summary, Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial.
Lieutenant Albert James McDonald joined the Second Australian Imperial Force on 4 November 1939, after previously serving with the militia. He declared that he was several months older than his age in order to enlist. McDonald was posted to the 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion, and served with his unit in Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Greece, and Syria. He then went on to serve in New Guinea. On 3 February 1943, Lieutenant McDonald was killed in action in New Guinea.
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