ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

McDONALD, James Alexander

McDONALD, James Alexander

Full Name: James Alexander

McDONALD

Date of Birth: 04

–

1888

Place of birth: Banffshire

Scotland

Occupation: Mill Hand

Address: Wellington Mills WA

Next of Kin: Father- John McDonald

Next of Kin Address: Rowan Cottage Dulnain Bridge Grantown on Spey Scotland

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 133

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-02-15

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-06-29

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-07-22

Locations Served:

, ,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, FRANCE

Age at Death: 28

Burial Location: Inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial France – No Known Grave

15/02/1915- To No. 8 Depot Company as Private
16/03/1915- To 28th Battalion ” A’ Company
4/09/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
10/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Mudros ex Gallipoli
21/03/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
29/03/1916- Admitted No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station France ( Influenza )
2/04/1916- Joined Battalion in the field France
29/07/1916- Reported  MISSING  IN  ACTION  France
29/07/1916- Reported  KILLED  IN  ACTION  Pozieres, France ( Court of Enquiry 4/01/1917 ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star No. 22817

British War Medal No. 13867

Victory Medal No. 13808

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 313896.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Dardanup War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 113

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.