James
Albert
Donaldson
Born in Little Plain, near Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of James Donaldson
and Catherine (McClure) Donaldson
Brother of
Lillian Olive (Donaldson) Jekyll, Vincent Edgar Donaldson, Eugenia Victoria (Donaldson) Jekyll, Alathea Angelina (Donaldson) Kells, Bertha (Donaldson) Davies and Vivian Donaldson
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 33
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Mar 2021
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Biography
James Donaldson was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)
James Albert Donaldson was born in October 1886. He was the son of James Donaldson and his wife Catherine (nee McClure).
In World War I Private James Albert Donaldson enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on the 3rd of April 1916. His Next of Kin is listed as his father, James Donaldson of 16 Rawson Street, Mosman, New South Wales. He served with the 35th Battalion, 6th Reinforcements and this unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916. In Europe Corporal James Albert Donaldson saw service on the Western Front with the 35th Battalion and returned to Australia 21 May 1919. later receiving the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
James Donaldson is an Anzac who served in World War One.
James Albert Donaldson married Ella Blanche Sullings of Newcastle and he passed away after 1920. The couple's only son James became an architect.
Sources
- History of John Scott and Jane McClure and Descendants by F.O. and M.V. McClure 1991 Horsham, Victoria.
- James Albert DONALDSON from the AIF PROJECT website first accessed online on the 8th of April, 2023.
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Categories: Australia, Needs Profiles Created | World War I Victory Medal | British War Medal | HMAT A72 Beltana, Nov 1916 | 35th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, World War I | Little Plain, New South Wales | Warialda, New South Wales | Mosman, New South Wales | Anzacs, World War I