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MCDONALD, William James
Personal Details
Service Number: | NGX344 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, NGX344, 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion | |
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1 Jan 1943: | Enlisted NGX344 |
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