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DONALD JOSEPH McINTOSH

Service Details
Branch of Service: Army
Conflict: World War II
Date of Enlistment: 15/01/1942
Place of Enlistment: Paddington NSW


Personal Details
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 03/09/1923
Place of Birth: Mount Egerton, Victoria
Address (at enlistment): Canberra ACT
Occupation: Commonwealth Public Servant, Prime Minister’s Office.
Next of Kin: Son of Donald Joseph and Mary F. McIntosh, of Mount Egerton, Victoria.
Burial Place: Lae War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea: grave GG. B. 7.


Unit and Rank Details
Service Number: NX84053
Final Rank: Private
Final Unit: 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion AIF


Fate
Died 6 March 1945 aged 21 years, killed in action New Guinea.

Commemoration
AWM Roll of Honour, Canberra ACT: Panel 74.
Roll of Honour, Mount Egerton, via Ballarat Victoria

Notes
McIntosh was a public servant in the Patents Office when he enlisted in January 1942. He joined the 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion in July 1942 and trained in Queensland with his unit until December 1944 when he was sent to Aitape in New Guinea. On 4 March 1945 the 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion were operating as infantry in the coastal ranges around Arohemi, about halfway between Aitape and Wewak, where they met stiff resistance from the Japanese during a three day battle. McIntosh was killed in action on 6 March 1945, aged 21 years. He was buried at Lae War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea: grave GG. B. 7.

Note that McIntosh's attestation papers state he worked for the Patents Office but the Roll of Honour circular has him working for the Prime Minister's Office.

Sources
Australia. Department of Veterans’ Affairs. World War 2 nominal roll. <http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/>
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Debt of Honour Register. <http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search/>
AWM Roll of Honour and Roll of Honour Circulars <http://www.awm.gov.au/database/roh.asp>
NAA RecordSearch – Series B883 (Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947)
The Canberra Times - 22 December 1943, 12 April 1945