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MCDONALD, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1374 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Quinns Post, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Howell Public School Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1374, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1374, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1374, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Angelina Heartfield McDonald of 'Howell', Inverell, NSW
Private McDonald submitted himself to the military authorities no fewer than four times before he was accepted.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated in the Wollongong General Cemetery, NSW
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