ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

McDONALD, William MM

McDONALD, William MM

Full Name: William

McDONALD

Date of Birth: 01

–

1879

Place of birth: Fitzroy VIC

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Brother- Thomas McDonald

Next of Kin Address: Auckland New Zealand

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 2134A

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 44th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-05-02

Enlistment Location: Belmont

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-10-10

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-12-02

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Villers Brettoneux FRANCE

Age at Death: 39

Burial Location: Villers Brettoneux Military Cemetery France- Plot 1, Row C, Grave 4

2/05/1916- To 66 Depot Company as Private
2/12/1916- To 3rd Division Australian Training Battalion Hurdcott England ex Australia
4/02/1917- Proceeded Overseas 3rd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Hurdcott
5/02/1917- To Segregation Camp France
25/02/1917- Admitted 18th General Hospital Camiers France ( Suspected Mumps )
17/03/1917- Discharged to 3rd Australian Division Base Depot France ex Sickness
16/04/1917- Joined 44th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
8/02/1918- Awarded  MILITARY  MEDAL
7/04/1918- KILLED  IN  ACTION  France

 

MILITARY  MEDAL

Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette ; 27 June 1918

Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page  1393,  Position  118

Date of London Gazette : 4 February 1918

Location in London Gazette : Page  1619,  Position  20.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

Military Medal

British War Medal – NO. 49783

Victory Medal – No. 49143

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – 342798.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Pemberton War Memorial WA
Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 138.