1. When My Great, Great
Grandfather Went To War
By Aidan

2. Lieutenant Duncan
Buchanan
McDonald
• Born in Waverley New
Zealand, 1880
• Died 6 June, 1915 at sea
HMHS Gascon Gallipoli
• First served Boer
war South Africa
1899 as a Sargent

3. The first medal is
for the Boer war,
he was awarded
the medal twice.
The others are for
WW1 for his
efforts at Gallipoli.

4. Gallipoli April 25, 1915
ANZAC Landing

5. At first daylight on May 30, 1915
Major Elmsile lead an attack which
dislodged a party of Turkish troops
from the trenches.
At this time Captain Hardham VC
was severely wounded.
Lt McDonald bravely went out to
attend to him and was shot in the
stomach. He died a week later
aboard HMHS Gascon.