McDONALD H.R.
Given Names: Hugh Robertson
Service Number: 205
Unit: 23rd Battalion
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 22 Yrs 7 Mths
Occupation: Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7½ In
Weight: 140 Lbs
Chest: 33-35½ In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 1/3/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Angus McDonald
Terry Street, Deepdene, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 10/5/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Euripides A14
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Essex
Embarked: 7/6/1918
Disembarked: 1/8/1918
Unit: No. 2 Ordinance Depot
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 10/9/1918
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 21404
British War Medal: 11439
Victory Medal: 11351
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1892
Place: Footscray, Victoria
Father: Angus McDONALD
Mother: Mary Ann McKENZIE
MARRIAGE
Year: 1924
Place:
Spouse: Ivy Florence TURNER
DEATH
Date or Year: 17/1/1957
Place: Brighton, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Had spinal meningitis
Served at Gallipoli
MEMORIALS
Beckett Park (West)
Kew War Memorial
Springvale Walls of Remembrance
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS