Donald Lawrence MCDONALD

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MCDONALD, Donald Lawrence

Service Number:	QX15338
Enlisted:	26 February 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Casino, New South Wales, Australia , 21 April 1911
Home Town:	Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Canecutter
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 3 September 1942, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot A2, Row E, Grave 6.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino and District WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, QX15338
26 Feb 1941:	Involvement QX15338, d/d 5/9/1942
26 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX15338, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Cairns, Qld.
26 Feb 1941:	Enlisted
3 Sep 1942:	Discharged
Date unknown:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX15338, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John Kenneth and Louisa Adelaide McDonald, of Casino, New South Wales.

HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MAY LIVE MAY HE REST IN PEACE

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