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MCDONALD, Percival Neil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5401 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Place of enlistment - Warwick Farm, Sydney New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery, Steenwerck Plot I, Row A, Grave 9 Headstone Inscription "TIME CHANGES MANY THINGS BUT MEMORY LIKE THE IVY CLINGS" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5401, Place of enlistment - Warwick Farm, Sydney New South Wales | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 5401, 7th Field Company Engineers, Embarked on HMAT 'A35' Berrima from Sydney on 17th December 1915. | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5401, 14th Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5401 awm_unit: 14th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Alexander and Fanny McDONALD; husband of Elsie May McDONALD, of 28 Cliff Street, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia.