MCDONALD, George Alexander
| Service Number: | VX19389 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 June 1940, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Dundee, Scotland, 9 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rubber mechanic |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 26 December 1944, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 1 , Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX19389, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Bombardier, VX19389 | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 26 Dec 1944: | Involvement Lance Bombardier, VX19389, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...VX19389 Lance Bombardier George Alexander McDonald, 4th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Lance Bombardier McDonald, aged 57, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 26 December 1944. He was the husband of Mary Gilchrist McDonald, of East Malvern, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 1..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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