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Full Name
Alexander McDonald
Rank Last Held
Warrant Officer Class 1 (Sergeant Major)
Forename(s)
Alexander
Surname
McDonald
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
10/1089
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Sergeant Major
Next of Kin
Mrs A. McDonald (wife), Coote Road, Napier, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married
Enlistment Address
32 Coote Road, Napier, New Zealand
Military District
Wellington
Body on Embarkation
Main Body
Embarkation Unit
Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date
16 October 1914
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
Vessel
Limerick or Arawa
Destination
Suez, Egypt
Page on Nominal Roll
440
Last Unit Served
Wellington Infantry Battalion
Place of Death
Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of Death
27 April 1915
Age at Death
34
Year of Death
1915
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Memorial Name
Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey
Memorial Reference
75
Biographical Notes
Son of Alexander and Christina McDonald, of Hillhead, Kirkintilloch, Scotland; husband of Mary McDonald, of 32, Coote Rd., Napier, New Zealand. Formerly Sergeant, Seaforth Highlanders, and Staff S.M. of New Zealand Permanent Forces.
Description of Image
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
Sources Used
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org