DONALDSON J.R.

Given Names:  John Ralph

Service Number: 

Unit:  Medical Officers                                                                                                    

Rank:  Captain 

Paybook Number:  611859

Age:  22 Yrs   

Occupation:  Medical Practitioner                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Congregational

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10½ In                

Weight:  146 Lbs

Chest:  31-35 In

Hair:  Reddish Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  3/4/1918

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  John Donaldson

53 Walpole Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  17/7/1918

Port:  Sydney  

Ship:  HMAT Borda A30

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Thermistocles                                  

Embarked:  22/10/1919                             

Disembarked: 

Unit:  Australian Medical Corps                                                                                                      

Rank:  Captain

Discharge Date:  14/4/1920                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  75488

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  26/8/1895

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  John DONALDSON                    

Mother:  Alice May CHAPMAN

MARRIAGE

Year:  1922     

Place:             

Spouse: Dorothy Frances Christine BUTT

DEATH

Date or Year: 19/3/1985                          

Place: Floreat, Western Australia             

Burial:  Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

First posted to 1 CD at Sutton Veny, and then in February 1919 transferred to the Lewes Detention Barracks. 

He was granted study leave from May to November 1919.

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

University of Melbourne

Trinity Grammar

Kew Independent Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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