McDONALD, Donald Henry
(Service number 64101)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Abott 1888 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret McDonald,(Mother) Lilburn Valley, Clifden, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 32nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company | ||
| Date | 16 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1918 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 August 1918 | Age | 30 |
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| Place of Death | Bapaume, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bancourt British Cemetery,Pas de Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Nov 2013); CWGC (Nov 2013); NZ War Graves (Nov 2013); War Census CD (Nov 2013); Checked NZBDM but uncertain as to which entry he is so cannot get parents name (Nov 2013)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
JCl
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