Sergeant

Douglas McLean McDonald

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Hugh and Catherine McDonald, of Wanganui. A Government Land Ranger at Ashburton prior to enlistment.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Douglas McLean McDonald's was the eldest son of Hugh and Catherine McDonald. They had 8 children 3 sons and 5 daughters. Hugh McDonald born 1886 also fought in WW1 but died in 10/12/1915 in Egypt/Gal... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/460
Name:
Douglas McLean McDonald
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
17 September 1880
Next of Kin: 
Hugh McDonald, Castlecliff, Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ashburton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, Main Body

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Bauchops Hill
Date of Death:
22 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Douglas McLean McDonald
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