McDONALD, Charles
(Service number 9/1324)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 04/12/1893 | Place of Birth | Burkes Pass |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Morton Mains | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Thomas McDONALD (father), Morton Mains, Southland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Special Squadrons | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 April 1974 | Age | 80 years |
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| Place of Death | Lornville | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Charles McDonald, 9/1324, was the son of Thomas and Ann (Annie) Eliza (née McDowell) McDonald.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 June 2017]; Eastern Cemetery Invercargill headstone image (Invercargill City Council) [16 June 2017]
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