John Gordon DONALD

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Service Number:	181
Enlisted:	10 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Townhead, Glasgow, Scotland, 10 March 1893
Home Town:	Northam, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling:	Townhead School, Scotland
Occupation:	Farmer Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea (HS Gascon), 13 May 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain of HS London officiated Panel 52, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Northam Fallen

10 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 181, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 181, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 181, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Arrived in Australia aged 19 years

Son of A. Donald of 45 Butland Creek, Glasgow, Scotland. Brother of Andrew Donald of Scotland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal