Regimental number | 8/656 |
Address | Carterton |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | W Donald, 32 Lower Main Road, Normanby, Northeast Valley, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Romieres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 10, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Elizabeth Donald, 32 Norwood Street, North East Valley, Dunedin |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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