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MCDONALD, Ronald William

Service Number:	3842
Enlisted:	10 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bland, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Bimbi, Weddin, New South Wales
Schooling:	Bimbi Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, France, 3 April 1917
Cemetery:	Vaulx Hill Cemetery Plot I, Row H, Grave No, 17.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bimbi War Memorial, Grenfell Great War Memorial, Quandialla War Memorial

World War 1 Service

10 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3842, 20th Infantry Battalion
20 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3842, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3842, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
3 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion
3 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 3842, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3842 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-03

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