| Full Name |
| Norman James Climie McDonald |
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| War |
| South African War, 1899-1902 |
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| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mrs McDonald, Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand |
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| Embarkation Unit |
| First Contingent, No. 1 Company |
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| Campaigns |
- Kimberley
- Paardeberg
- Driefontein
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| Military Awards |
| Queen's South Africa Medal |
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| Cemetery Name |
| St John's Presbyterian Cemetery, Papatoetoe, Manukau City, New Zealand |
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| Biographical Notes |
- McDonald was present with the baggage-guard from Middle Bosch in February 1900. He joined the Orange River Colony Provisional Mounted Police, Regimental No. 63 in Bloemfontein, May 1900, under Major Lorimer. (Stowers, p.153)
- Returned to New Zealand on the S.S. 'Orient'.
- McDonald also served in World War One, Regimental No.13/107.
- he died after a bicycle accident
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| Further References |
- New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War. URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction
- St Clair Inglis, A., 'Souvenir Album of the First New Zealand Contingent South African War', Auckland, 1902
- Stowers, Richard, 'Kiwi Versus Boer: The First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902', Hamilton, 1992
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