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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Ray McDonald |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Gunner |
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| Forename(s): |
Ray |
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| Surname: |
McDonald |
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| War: |
Korean War, 1950-1953 |
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| Serial No.: |
208405 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mr W. McDonald (father) |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Canvastown, Marlborough, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Kayforce |
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| Military Awards: |
New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Artillery, 16 Field Regiment |
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| Date of Death: |
15 November 1952 |
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| Year of Death: |
1952 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Accidental death |
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| Cemetery Name: |
United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, Korea |
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| Obituary: |
NZ Herald, 18 November 1952, p. 8. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Served with 2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1945
- Served with Jayforce 1946-47
- Served with Kayforce 1951-52
- Gunner McDonald's nephew, Mr Lawton Hakaraia of Auckland received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003
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| Further References: |
- Ian McGibbon, New Zealand and the Korean War, Volume II: Combat Operations, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1996, pp. 371, 407.
- New Zealand in the Korean War. NZHistory online. URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war
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