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MCDONALD, David Charles
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| Service Number: | 675 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Hallett, South Australia, 17 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hallett, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hallett Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 November 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Hallett War Memorial, Spalding Honour Roll WW1 |
Biography contributed by John Edwards
"THE LATE PRIVATE D. C. McDONALD.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDonald, of Hallett, have been notified that their second son, Private David Charles McDonald, died of wounds received in France on November 2. He enlisted in July, 1915, and was attached to a machine gun section, and left South Australia in November. Private McDonald celebrated his 20th birthday while in Egypt." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 25 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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