Robert McDONALD

Regimental number9/478
Place of birthGoodwood, Palmerston South, Otago
AddressPalmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss Margaret McDonald, Wansbeck Street, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 6 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialNunhead (All Saints) Cemetery (Plot 52, Grave No 33511 E), London, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Marjory and the late Robert McDonald, Wansbeck Street, Oamaru, Otago. Born at Goodwood, Palmerston South, Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died of wounds, United Kingdom, ex-Gallipoli

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