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Alfred Ernest McDonald

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Portrait of Captain Alfred Ernest McDonald and family, 1915. Image kindly provided by Sally Myles (January 2017). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Captain Alfred Ernest McDonald and family, 1915. Image kindly provided by Sally Myles (J …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    McDonald AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/805 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 March 1881 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    7 March 1881 Public - sally - Other relative - 14 January 2017 - Australian Birth Index
  • Place of birth
    Candelo, NSW, Australia Public - sally - Other relative - 14 January 2017 - Australian Birth Index
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Frankton Junction, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Phoebe McDonald (wife), Frankton Junction, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Married AWMM
    • Married 1907 Phoebe Cranston Public - sally - Other relative - 14 January 2017 - Family records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/805 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Brother of Ronald Lane McDonald 26/872, Elvyn Arthur McDonald 24035 and Harold John McDonald 11/1541. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R10923486
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 440 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      31: 1 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 February 2018JeniferWairarapaResearcher
14 January 2017sallyWellington, New ZealandOther relative
12 July 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher

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