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Cenotaph record

Henry Hall McDonald

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Portrait, Weekly News 10 December 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Weekly News 10 December 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Hall AWMM
  • Surname
    McDonald AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    23612 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    18 July 1902 AWMM Whangarei, Northland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 110 River Road, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L.I.E. McDonald (wife), 110 River Road, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown 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
    23612 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Henry McDonald was the son of Donald McDonald and of Jessie McDonald (nee McKenzie), of Whangarei.

    Husband of Liela McDonald, of Hamilton.

    His orderley Graham Absolum (29480) was also killed in the skirmish. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    23 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 39 AWMM
    Sidi Rezegh, Western Desert AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 9. A. 8. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Roll of Honour, Officers' Club Auckland, The Northern Club, 19 Princes Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM
    • Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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