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Alexander Thomas McDonald

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Memorial text reads: In memory of the 147 Infantry and 3 battalion at the Bonegi River mouth. There were 67 wounded and two killed. 7 February 1943.

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    McDonald AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 438323 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre Apr 1943 AWMM Clydevale, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs S.M. McDonald (mother), C/o Pinehams Estate, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs S.M. McDonald (mother), Ngapara, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1946 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
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  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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Sources

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  • External links
    Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
    http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Paci.html
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      2NZEF Roll 11, p. 30 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      2NZEF Roll 16, p. 79 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM

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