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McDONALD, John
(Service number 5/288)

Aliases
First Rank	Driver	Last Rank

Birth

Date	15/11/1896	Place of Birth	Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	62 Harper Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Occupation	Baker
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Thomas McDONALD (father), 62 Harper Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	4th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	New Zealand Army Service Corps
Date	17 April 1915
Transport	Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination

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Prisoner of War Information

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Death

Date	15 March 1970	Age	74 years
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Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference	Block 6, Row 3, Plot 73
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

John McDONALD, 5/288, was the youngest son of Thomas McDonald and Winifred (Winnie, Minnie, née Phillips former Pearce). John was educated at Kapua School near Waimate before the family moved to Christchurch where he attended Christchurch East and Sydenham schools.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [11 May 2017]; Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, headstone image (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [13 May 2017]

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