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Surname MCDONALD
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Michael Terence
Regimental Number 936
RankSergeant
Unit Name 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
StateVic
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: died at Pretoria of debility on 10.4.1901.
Price1: War Memorials Bairnsdale Canberra Sale Ballarat.
HAGSOC: Memorial Pretoria.
B5179: born 1880 a farmer from Ginnaar Gippsland Vic.
Melb. Leader: Ginnaar Vic., photo #211.
URL3: photo.
URL4: In Memoriam notice.
URL5: AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES. LONDON, April 14 [1901]. Private MT MCDONALD, of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, has died at Pretoria of debility.
URL6: Cpl. Archie MCDONALD died of wounds in France 5.3.1917, much loved brother of Frances, Maggie, Rose, Annie, Kathlen, Agnes, Tom (on active service), late Sergeant Michael Terence MCDONALD (killed in Boer War), and Jack. Aged 20 years 6 months. RIP. Inserted by his loving brother, Jack, Werribee Vic.
URL7: Fifth VMR Memorial to Fallen Comrades opposite to St. Kilda Barracks ... The following is the list of names appearing on the tablets, together with the addresses, which we have obtained from official sources - Captain J KELLY, Melbourne. Lieutenant SR COULTER, Ballarat. Lieutenant JG CHRISP, Frankston. Lieutenant AG JOHNSTON, Hawthorn. Lieutenant AE MURPHY, Colac. Medical Officer HA PALMER, Ballarat. Sergeant AGK BUCKINGHAM, Yea. Farrier-Sergeant JF HOULIHAN, Collingwood. Corporal RPN ROBERTSON, Portsea. Corporal H HARRISON, Collingwood. Corporal H NEWLANDS, Prahran. Lance-Corporal AE BURLEY, Ballarat. Lance-Corporal HJ BOXALL, Melbourne. Lance-Corporal GR BUTTON, Anakie. Lance-Corporal HC HADLEY, Fitzroy. Lance-Corporal TS ROSS, Williamstown. Shoeing-Smith A HOUGHTON, Inverleigh. Shoeing-Smith AE SPOWART, Dean's Marsh. Shoeing-Smith RM THORNTON, Kilmore. Shoeing-Smith F RANKIN, Police Barracks, Melbourne. Privates SJ BARNARD, North Brunswick; EH BLANDFORD, Bendigo; L BOND, Longwood; FH CAUGHEY, Bairnsdale; J CHARLTON, Euroa; J COLLINS, Mumbannar; J COSTELLO, Dunolly; AB DAVIDSON, Moe; FG DOW, Balaclava; G GLENN, South Melbourne; LJW GOUDIE, St. Kilda; RG HARRISON, Mathoura NSW; WJ HEALEY, Melbourne; HH HENDY, Lyndhurst; HV HEWINS, Brighton; WW JAMES, Nagambie; HS LAMB, Sale; HJ LAWRENCE, North Carlton; AE MACK, Jolimont; TH MAHONEY, Darraweit Guim; J MCCANN, St. Kilda Road; J MCCORKELL, Queensclilf; MT MCDONALD, Yinnar; J MCNALLY, Carapooee; E REISENAUER, Armadale; EJ ROWE, Elsternwick; W SAULTRY, Port Melbourne; WA SMITH, Sutton Grange; GW STRATTON, Mooroopna; R TOPHAM, Yapeen; E VALPIED, Toora; NA WATSON, Pomborneit; J WHELAN, Glenhuntly; JE WHITE, South Melbourne.
URL8: Mr A MCLEAN MHR, performed the ceremony of unveiling [the memorial at Bairnsdale c6.1903]. THE INSCRIPTIONS. WEST FACE - Lance-Corpl. WD MAYS, Bairnsdale; Private AT WOODMAN, Bairnsdale; Private R MCGREGOR, Lindenow; Private HO WALFORD, Bulumwaal. NORTH FACE - Private AH WILSON, Sale; Private MM ATKINTON, Sale; Private H LAMB, Sale; Private J RANKIN, Sale; Private FH CAUGNEY, Iguana Creek. SOUTH FACE - Corporal J MCGOWAN, Warragul; Private JW CRIGHTON, Warragul; Private TJ ROSE, Morwell; Private GW BOLDING, Morwell; Private AB DAVIDSON, Moe. EAST FACE - Sergeant DH PRUDEN, Newry; Sergeant MT MCDONALD, Yinnar; Private J MCCLURE, Won Wron; Private J JONSON, Hospital Creek; Private EA VALPIED, Toora.
Source:# 1599 Morwell and District Boer War Roll of Honour unveiled 11.10.2017.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 286 336
Price1: They Proved to all the Earth page(s) 45
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 157
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 16.4.1901
HAGSOC: HAGSOC's South African Graves website
B5179: National Archives of Australia series B5179 item B
Melb. Leader: Melbourne Leader newspaper date(s) 16.2.1901
Morwell Adv.: Morwell Advertiser newspaper date(s) 11.4.1902 & 19.6.1903
Syd. Herald : Sydney Morning Herald newspaper date(s) 16.4.1901
WerribeeSB.: Werribbee Shire Banner newspaper Vic. date(s) 29.3.1917
Trar.Rcd.: Traralgon Record newspaper date(s) 19.2.1904
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 1599
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/za01700.php
External Link URL3picasaweb.google.co.uk/boerwarpics/Ozbpics#5465344872082791618
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65878298
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14380058
External Link URL6nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74826471
External Link URL7nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64161893
External Link URL8nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65880640


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Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.
 
Colin Roe
Canberra

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