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John Archibald McDonald

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Forli War Cemetery, Italy.

Forli War Cemetery, Italy.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Archibald AWMM
  • Surname
    McDonald AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    19925 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1944 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    19925 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 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 14, p.60 Stock dealer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 14, p.60
    Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 14, p.60
  • 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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John McDonald was the son of William and Mary Wilson McDonald; husband of Evelyn May McDonald, of Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 April 1945 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VIII, B, 15. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • This is my Uncle and he was born in 1914. His name is Jack Archibold McDonald. I am going to visit his grave at Forli next month.
    Public - Ann - Other Relative - 26 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2207105
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.60 AWMM
    • Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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06 April 2024RobertPrebbletonOther
17 December 2021Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher
26 April 2015Ann Melbourne AustraliaOther Relative

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