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Donald George McDonald

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Headstone of Sgt Donald George McDONALD 29245. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 12A, Plot 62. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Sgt Donald George McDONALD 29245. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Blo …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Donald George AWMM
  • Surname
    McDonald AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    29245 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 April 1911 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 31 Duke Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. McDonald (wife), 47 London Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 8 November 1940 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    29245 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
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Warehouseman/Civilian AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    • 22 November 1973 AWMM
      Age 62 AWMM
    • 22 November 1973 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 62 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Andersons Bay Cemetery, Tomahawk Road, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
    • Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 12A, Plot 62 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Cooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group. AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM
      Correspondence with family AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 288 AWMM

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