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James McDonald

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Headstone of Trooper James McDonald (9/1196). Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BEAI1622). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Trooper James McDonald (9/1196). Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. New Z …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    McDonald AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 9/1196 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    18 July 1886 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Care of J. Alexander, Mosgiel, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Janet McDonald (mother), Balmacewan Road, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 9/1196 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Otago, New Zealand 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Brother of Corporal Gordon Murray Stewart McDonald (39279), who was killed in action in France on 4 October 1917. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    • 11 January 1918 AWMM
      Age 33 AWMM
      France, Europe AWMM
    • 11 January 1918 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 33 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium AWMM II.G.14. AWMM
    • Waitati/Blueskin Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 7, Plot 5 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM
      Unpublished papers: family papers AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 442 AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) 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. 5: Includes portrait AWMM
    • This record was partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith and Lyn Griffiths (2021). AWMM

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24 May 2018ANDREWNEW ZEALANDResearcher
10 October 2015AWMMAucklandOther

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