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Donald McRae RUSSELL 1919 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 July 1919

Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 2 Feb 1943

Death Location: New Guinea

Father: Walter RUSSELL

Mother: Pauline JEFFREYS

Spouse(s): Margaret HAMILTON

Children(s):

Donald McRae RUSSELL was born in 1919 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, the child of Walter McRae RUSSELL and Pauline Rita JEFFREYS. Donald McRae RUSSELL married Margaret Helen Elizabeth HAMILTON. Donald McRae RUSSELL passed away in 1943 in New Guinea.

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Biography

  • Donald McRae RUSSELL was born in 1919 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, the child of Walter McRae RUSSELL and Pauline Rita JEFFREYS.
  • Donald McRae RUSSELL married Margaret Helen Elizabeth HAMILTON.
  • Donald McRae RUSSELL passed away in 1943 in New Guinea.

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Donald RUSSELL's Ancestors

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Donald RUSSELL
1919 – 1943
Birth Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Walter McRae RUSSELL
1891 – 1983
Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia
Pauline (Rita) JEFFREYS
1892 – 1935
Grandparents
GEORGE (BURNS) RUSSELL
1837 – 1913
Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
SARAH (RANKIN) MCRAE
1853 – 1914
Kyneton, , Victoria, Australia
Great-Grandparents
JOHN RUSSELL
1801 – 1859
MARGARET ARTHUR
1798 – 1861
ROBERT MCRAE
1829 – 1897
MARGARET PATTERSON
1823 – 1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JAMES RUSSELL
1770 – 1850
ISOBEL ARTHUR
1770 – 1854
Robert ARTHUR
1771 –
Elizabeth Bennet
1771 –
Robert McRae
1798 – 1878
Mary McKay
1804 – 1872

Donald RUSSELL's Timeline

2 Records

1919
22 July 1919
Birth of Donald McRae RUSSELL in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1943
2 Feb 1943
Age 24
Death of Donald McRae RUSSELL in New Guinea
New Guinea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lae War Cemetery, New Guinea

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 July 1919
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1943
    Event Place: New Guinea

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