McDonell, Alexander

Date of Birth	1919-05-13
Date of Death	1955-06-11
Age	36
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, New South Wales, Leeton
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Cancer

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1941-10-27
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Rate	Instructor
Official Number	6079
Discharged Date	1955-06-11
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period	1941-1955
Active Service (War service)	WW2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Catholic Mortuary 1
Section	TT (Naval)
Row	3
Grave Number	36
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

Served as AB RANR till promoted School Master Candidate 14 May 1945. Transferred to PNF 22 Apr 1948 Wife buried with him… Monica member of WRAAF Record Photograph

Sources

Service Record 1 - Australian National Archives Service Record 2 - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll 1 - Department of Veteran Affairs Nominal Roll 2 - Department of Veteran Affairs DVA Commemoration Details

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