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Valentine Macdonald
- 1930

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• Gender	Male
  Died	Nov 1930
  Person ID	I10	William Forsyth and Alice Morgan
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family	Everil Beatrice Forsyth,   b. 3 Apr 1882, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 27 Sep 1972, Victoria, Australia
  Married	1903	Burrowa, New South Wales
  Children	1. David Gordon Macdonald,   b. 8 Jul 1915, Toorak. Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1998, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) Thu 6 Nov 1930 Page 5 Dr. V. Macdonald buried Representative Citizens at Graveside Dr. Valentine Macdonald, of Como Avenue, Toorak, who died yester day, was buried In the Melbourne General Cemetery this afternoon. proscntativo character, the pall-bearers being Messrs W. H. Baillieu, Barton Adams, H, W. Gepp, A. E. Lane, Alan Newton, and Drs. Hedley Ham, Stewart Ferguson, and Graves (Kyncton). The chief mourners wero Dr. Macdonald's son and the Chief Commissioner of Railways (Mr Harold Clapp), who was related by marriage. The Rev. C. L. Moyes, vicar of St. Martin's Church, Hawksburn, conducted the servlce at the graveside The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) Wed 5 Nov 1930 Page 1 DR. V. MACDONALD DIES Prominent C.itv Dentist After a short illness. Dr. Valentine Macdonald, of Como Avenue, Toorak died in a private hospital eariy today. His numerous friends were pro foundly Allocked by tho suddenness with which his death followed his attacK or itincss. Dr. Macdonald, who was a step brother of Mrs Harold Clapp, leaves a widow and one son, David, a pupil of Melbourne Grammar School. He was a prominent Melbourne dentist for 20 years, and for the last 13 years practised in Coltins Street, City, as a partner of Mr Allan P. Reade Lane. Dr. Macdonald was a native of Queensland and was educated at Brisbane Grammar School. He passed later to the Mclbourno University and from thero to tho University of Pennsylvania, whero .he took his D.D.S. degree. Passing from here to the University of Edinburgh, he took his L.R.C.P. degree. On his return to Australia, ho practised in Brisbane for a number of years before coming to Melbourne about 20 years ago. KEEN SPORTSMAN When tho war broke out, he ro- verted to surgery and joined the Army Medical Corps of tho Australian Forces. Ho served with the Forces at Sidcup, England, and in Palestine. Dr. Macdonald was a keen sports man and played first-class cricket In Brisbane, and later in Victoria for several years. In this State he was a member of the old Hawksburn cricket team. A brother, Robert Mac donald, played in England with Lei cester- , He abandoned cricket fbr golf, later, and joined the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, of which he was a member for many years. He was an enthusi astic golfer. Dr. Macdonald's wife was formerly Miss Forsythe, of New South Wales. The funeral will be private.