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Alexander Edward Mcdonald

  • Service number
    1124 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Routh Riders, 4th contingent from Southland Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - Military record
  • Last rank
    South Africa Private AWMM
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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Photograph of Private Alexander McDonald 1124 returning from the war. Image kindly provided by Janet Dougherty (March 2018). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Photograph of Private Alexander McDonald 1124 returning from the war. Image kindly provided by Janet …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Mcdonald AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    1124 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    24/2/1873 Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - Birth Cert
  • Place of birth
    Mabel Bush, Southland, NZ Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - Birth Cert
  • Birth notes
    Parents Alexander McDonald and Janet McDonald, nee McKerchar Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - Birth Cert
  • Address before enlistment
    Edendale, Southland Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - attestation form
  • Post war occupation
    Police Constable, then farm estate manager Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - Marriage Cert 1904
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Alexander McDonald, father of Edendale, Southand Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - attestation form
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Routh Riders, 4th contingent from Southland Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - Military record
  • Service number
    1124 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa Contractor/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    South Africa 19 March 1900 AWMM Private AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father was named Alexander Mcdonald. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    1/8/1924 Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - Death Cert
  • Age at death
    49 Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - From death cert
  • Place of death
    Tokanui, Waikato, NZ, was the estate manager Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - From death cert
  • Cause of death
    heart attack Public - malcolm - Direct descendant - 4 March 2023 - from death cert
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Te Awamutu Cemetery AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
04 March 2023malcolmMount MaunganuiDirect descendant
26 September 2022Rhonda Australia Direct descendant
12 March 2018JanetNZDirect descendant

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