George Gladstone McDonald
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McDONALD, George Gladstone
Service no: 314 [1]
Place of birth: Crookwell, 29 November 1889
Address: Goulburn Station, Crookwell
Occupation: Store assistant
Next of kin: George McDonald (father), Goulburn Station, Crookwell
Date of enlistment: 25 August 1914
Place of enlistment: Rosebery Park
Age at enlistment: 25
Fate: Embarked HMAT A16 Star of Victoria, Sydney, 20 October 1914. Joined Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Proceeded to Alexandria, Egypt, 26 December 1915. Admitted to hospital, Behnasa, suffering from renal colic, 14 February 1916. Discharged from hospital 2 March 1916. Admitted to hospital, Tukh-el-Kheil, suffering from renal calculus 22 March 1916. Discharged to Sohag Beni Suef 10 April 1916. Appointed to the Permanent Cadre of the Light Horse 22 February 1917. Returned to regiment 5 June 1917. Proceeded to rest camp, Port Said, 20 January 1918. Returned to regiment 26 January 1918. Proceeded to School of Instruction, Moascar, 25 April 1918. Returned to regiment 30 July 1918. Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Abbassia, suffering from malaria, 9 August 1918. Transferred to convalescent depot, Boulac, 26 August 1918. Discharged to duty 3 September 1918. Re-admitted to 31st General Hospital, Abbassia, suffering from malaria, 24 October 1918. Embarked Port Darwin, Suez, for return to Australia, 15 November 1918. Disembarked Sydney 26 December 1918.
Date of death: 1 April 1956, aged 66
Buried: Orange Cemetery, Presbyterian Block 21, Grave 18
