Colin Telfer McDonald

Forenames

Colin Telfer AWMM

Surname

McDonald AWMM

Also known as

• Colin Telfer MacDonald AWMM
• Colin Selfer McDonald AWMM

Service number

• 8991 AWMM
• 11/743 AWMM
• WWI 548 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

10 Dec 1883 AWMM

War

• South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• 8991 AWMM
• 11/743 AWMM
• WWI 548 AWMM

Enlistment

South Africa Farmer/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Embarkation details

• South Africa 14 Apr 1902 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  Drayton Grange Ministry for Culture and Heritage Vessel was Drayton Grange AWMM Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 8th Contingent, North Island Regiment - C Squadron Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent AWMM
• WW1 Australian Imperial Force (AIF) AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM
• WW1 New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  3rd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

• Pre WW1 Private AWMM
  New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent, North Island Regiment, D Squadron AWMM
• WW1 Sergeant AWMM
  Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM

Colin McDonald was the son of Donald and Mary McDonald (nee Reid), of Mona Cottage, Weraroa Rd., Waverley. Born at Whenuakura, Taranaki. Served at Gallipoli.

According to Stowers [p 143], McDonald lost an arm at Gallipoli.

Colin Selfer McDonald listed in Australian service record.
Colin McDonald died after discharge from the NZEF from wounds inflicted while on active service.

Father was named Donald Macdonald. AWMM

Death

4 Feb 1919 AWMM
Age  34 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Waverley Cemetery, Waverley, South Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Section 41. Block 11. AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20521649
  Further Reference
• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference

References

• Stowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z.
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 5: Includes portrait
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
• Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press.