Alexander Sydney McDonald, SN 2957, Service Record

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NameAlexander Sydney McDonald, SN 2957, Service RecordAlternative nameAlexander Sydney MacDonald, SN 2957, Service RecordBiographyDate of Birth: 19 December 1893, Sandgate (Qld.)
Date of Death: 5 April 1918, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France
Buried: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France
Alexander's parents were John Thomson MacDonald and Margaret Scott. Alexander served three years in the Moreton Regiment
He left Australia with two of his school comrades, Privates Arthur Wolno/Walno/Woolnought [3016] and Robert/George Robert Taylor [3008], both of whom were killed. Alexander was killed in action 5 April 1918, age 24.Date01 January 1914 - 31 December 1920CustodianNational Archives of Australia - 01 Feb 1998 - PresentLocation of originalsOriginals held by the National Archives of Australia - NAA: B2455, MACDONALD A SLanguageEnglishOriginal formatLink to external source : Paper files and documents

Service Personnel

Arthur Wolno, SN 3016, Service Record

George Robert Taylor, SN 3008, Service Record

Alexander Sydney McDonald, SN 2957, Service Record

SERVICE RECORD LINK

National Archives Australia linkNAA: B2455, MACDONALD A S

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Reference numberNAA: B2455, MACDONALD A S

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CollectionMoreton Bay Region World War I Service Personnel

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PlaceSandgate (Qld.)Villers-Bretonneux (France)PersonMcDonald, Alexander Sydney, 1893 - 1918OrganisationAustralia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)EventWorld War 1 (WWI) (1914-1918)Subject (keywords)World War, 1914-1918

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IRN42170191 (Archival Description)

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Alexander Sydney McDonald, SN 2957, Service Record