Sergeant

Donald McLean

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Charlotte Jane McLean, of Mokoia Rd., Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Donald's birthdate was 12 July 1894 according to notes my grandfather kept. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2060
Name:
Donald McLean
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
12 July 1894
Next of Kin: 
William McLean (father), Brown Street, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
69 Nelson Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Passchendaele
Date of Death:
06 October 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (25 May 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. E. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Donald McLean
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