Norman Charles Stewart DONALDSON, Corporal

1904 - 1988  (84 years)

• Name	Norman Charles Stewart DONALDSON  [1]
  Suffix	Corporal
  Born	15 Jul 1904	Pine Hills Qld   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1909	Pine Hills Qld
  	All 4 children were educated by a governess at home until they moved to Armidale where they attended Miss Crossman's private school and then Armidale Public School. Then Wychebury Preparatory School and Scots College where he gained his intermediate certificate.
  Occupation	1927	Burketown Qld
  	Jackarooing on his brother's (Ian) property 'Kunkulla' for about 5 years from 1927 to 1932
  Military Service	1942-1945	WWII   [3]
  	Air Force Cross awarded
  Military Service	1942-1945	WWII   [4]
  	DONALDSON, NORMAN CHARLES STEWART Australian Army Service Number NX86504 Date of Birth 15 Jul 1904 AT WARIALDA, NSW Date of Enlistment 29 Jan 1942 Locality on Enlistment BEECROFT, NSW Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW NOK DONALDSON, RACHEL Discharged 2 Nov 1945 Rank Corporal Posting at Discharge:N A O U
  Military Service	1942-1945	WWII   [5]
  	Enlisted Australian Army 29 Jan 1942 at Beecroft/Paddington NSW, NOK mother: Rachel Donaldson, Discharged 2 Nov 1945 as Corporal posting at discharge "NAOU" Dorothy Forsyth memories 23.11.2016 interview with Lorna McLean: stationed at Manton Dam, Darwin, Northern Territory; Timber Creek,Victoria River, Northern Territory; and Wyndham WA.
  Occupation	Uranquinty NSW
  	After he was discharged from the army (1942) Norman and Joan settled on 'Rocky Springs' on 1350 acres.
  Occupation	Dubbo NSW
  	Jackarooing at 'Nonda Downs'Dubbo and later Berwick NSW.
  Died	14 Aug 1988	Southport Qld   [6]
  Buried	15 Aug 1988	Southport Qld   [6]
  Person ID	I-7557	Christina and Donald McLean
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	John DONALDSON,   b. 1854, Newry Ireland ,   d. 23 Mar 1909, Warialda NSW  (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	-2470
  Mother	Rachel Jane Cheriton MCDONALD,   b. 30 Jan 1867, Finniss SA ,   d. c1940, Bondi NSW  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	-2470
  Married	1897	Warialda NSW   [7]
  Family ID	F-2470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan Griffin SINCLAIR,   b. 29 Jan 1916,   d. 14 Dec 2000  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1944	Rose Bay NSW
  Children	+ 1. SJ D + 2. SS D + 3. IM D
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2017 06:55:12
  Family ID	F-2495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		0551 - Rachel Jane (Jenny) Donaldson with Dot, Ian, Ina & Norman.jpg
  		0562 - Wedding day for Ian & Pat Donaldson in 1978 Standing from the left are John Kingston, Sue Kingston, Norman Donaldson, Joan Donaldson, Bronwyn Donaldson, Stuart Donaldson. Seated from left are Michelle Kingston, Ian & Pat & David Kingston DJ K (I7714) PF C (I7723) IM D (I7710) SS D (I7709) BR D (I7717) MS K (I7715) JW K (I7711)

  
  

  STORIES

  5194 - Norman Charles Stewart Donaldson & Joan Griffin Sinclair Biography as published in the BRB in 1985 & 1995.

  
  

• Sources

  [S-3] BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. , page 225 of Rachel's chapter. [S-77] https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=195139, 5 Feb 2018 Researcher Lorna McLean. DONALDSON, NORMAN CHARLES STEWART Service Number NX86504 DOB 15 Jul 1904 WARIALDA, NSW Residence at 29 Jan 1942 BEECROFT NSW, Residence@Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW NOK DONALDSON, RACHEL Date of Discharge 2 Nov 1945 Rank-Corporal Posting at Discharge N A O U Not a Prisoner of War [S-77] https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=195139, 5 Feb 2018 Researcher Lorna McLean. Awarded Air Force Cross [S-134] http://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=683419&c=WW2#R, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=195139, 16 Jan 2018 Researcher Lorna McLean. SEE DETAILS ATTACHED [S-50] FM Dorothy Forsyth nee Deane ID 6814-interview questions taken down, Lorna McLean interview , 23 Jan 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean. Some information sourced from Dorothy Forsyth 23.11.2016. Predominantly aligned/edited to nominal rolls of WWI Military Service Records entered 23.1.2017 [S-99] http://ryersonindex.org/search.php, http://ryersonindex.org/search.php, 16 Jan 2018 Researcher Lorna McLean. DONALDSON Norman Charles Death notice 14AUG1989 Gold Coast Bulletin published 19AUG1989 AND DONALDSON Norman Charles Funeral notice 15AUG1989 Death at Allamanda Private Hospital, Southport QLD Gold Coast Bulletin 16AUG1989 [S-76] MyHeritage 92connections, my heritage (with a log in), 8 Feb Researcher Lorna Mclean. John Donaldson Birth 1854 Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Marriage Circa 1897 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia Marriage to:Rachel Jane Cheriton Circa 1897 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia Death Mar 23 1909 Warialda, Victoria, Australia Burial Warialda, Victoria, Australia