William James MCDONALD

MCDONALD, William James

Service Number: NGX344
Enlisted: 1 January 1943
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion
Born: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 21 January 1909
Home Town: Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Certificates for entry to secondary school, Intermediate, Leaving with Honours / Technical – Naval Architecture
Occupation: Mining Engineer / Draughtsman
Died: Scrub Typhus Toxaemia, New Guinea, 20 July 1944, aged 35 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot H. Row A. Grave 1. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Captain, NGX344, 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion
1 Jan 1943: Enlisted NGX344

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