Hugh McDONALD

Regimental number11/697
AddressOtairi, Hunterville
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinHugh Sen McDonald, Castlecliff, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of disease 10 December 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialSuez War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 15), Suez, Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh and Catherine McDonald, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died of disease, Egypt ex-Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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