McDONALD, Douglas McLean
(Service number 7/460)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 9 May 1881 | Place of Birth | Hastings, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 23 August 1914 | Age | 33 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Ashburton, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Government Land Ranger at Ashburton | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Served South African War Army (Service no.2271) | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Hugh McDonald, Castlecliff,Wanganui, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Headquarters, Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egpyt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915, Galliopoli 1915 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 August 1915 | Age | 34 |
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| Place of Death | Bauchops Hill, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hill 60 N Z Memorial, Turkey | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of the late Hugh and Catherine McDonald of Wanganui, New Zealand. Briother of Mary (b.1881), Ellen (b.1885), and Hugh (b.1886)
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Nov 2013); Archways (Nov 2013); NZBDM 1880/10100; CWGC (Nov 2013); NZ War Graves (Nov 2013); War Census CD (Nov 2013)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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JCl
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