Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial
Gallipoli	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Helles Memorial
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
4 Jul 1915	~	Warmington
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted Date	Other War Memorials
Landing at Suvla Bay	After 7th August 1914 at Oxford	~
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Suvla Bay	~

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Donald took part in the Landing at Suvla Bay at Gallipoli on 6 Aug 1915, he was reported as missing presumed dead and his body was never recovered for burial. The following is taken from a letter from Maj C.H. Seton commander of the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.

"The Gallant 4th Worcesters, how they suffered at Gallipoli: “I shall be obliged if you would kindly insert in your paper the attached return, which shows the exact strength of the 4th Battalion on its leaving England, and the actual strength of all ranks of those who are at present serving with the Battalion, and who were with it when it left England. I feel quite sure that this will be an interesting piece of information in order to show what the Battalion has been through, and how it has suffered since its arrival on the Gallipoli Peninsular.”

“After nearly 3 months of hard fighting, the Battalion was sent to Lemnos for a rest, I have made a very careful check. The numbers of men that are left who have been with the Battalion the whole time follow, the original strength of the Battalion in brackets: Officers 2 (27); warrant officers (1st class), 1 (1); warrant officers (2nd class), 2 (5); sergeants, 17 (47); corporals, 7 (33); lance-corporals, 28 (120); drs and privates,152 (768) ; total officers etc 209 (1,001).;