Gunner

Thomas McDonald

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan McDonald, of 29, Lees St., South Dunedin. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, at Gallipoli, and on the Western Front, 1916.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“McDONALD.—On March 8, 2/1324 Bombardier Thomas McDonald, dearly beloved son of A. J. and M. A. McDonald (103 Macandrew road), and brother of the late Corporal J. F. McDonald (killed in action, August 25, 1918), also brother of the late Gunner W. A. McDonald (died from pneumonia in Egypt, November 6, 1916); aged 24 years. Deeply mourned. - A patient sufferer gone to rest.” [Otago Witness, Issue 3391, 12 March 1919, Page 35]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/1324
Name:
Thomas McDonald
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
04 May 1894
Place of Birth:
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Allan McDonald (father), 35 Manor Place, Dunedin
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
11 January 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
35 Manor Place, Dunedin
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plumber
Employer:
Peter Robb, George Street, Dunedin
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
08 March 1919
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1
Date of Discharge: 
11 June 1917

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

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Lot 28.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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