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Norman McDonald

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Identity

About

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

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1864 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs McDonald, Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Kimberley AWMM
    • Paardeberg AWMM
    • Driefontein AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    11 AWMM
  • Military service
    Waikato Mounted Rifles AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • 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
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Accidental death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • McDonald was present with the baggage-guard from Middle Bosch in February 1900. He joined the Orange River Colony Provisional Mounted Police, Regimental No. 63 in Bloemfontein, May 1900, under Major Lorimer. (Stowers, p.153)

    Returned to New Zealand on the S.S. 'Orient'.

    McDonald also served in World War One, Regimental No.13/107.

    He died after a bicycle accident. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    8 October 1933 AWMM
    Age 59 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • St Johns Presbyterian Church cemetery, 120 Great South Rd Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Plot 45 AWMM
    • St Johns Church Papatoetoe AWMM
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  • Obituary
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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