DOIG, John Alexander
| Service Number: | 2564 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Scotland, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Iron Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll, Fremantle Scots Church Memorial To The Fallen, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Midland Junction Municipality Roll of Honour (Large), Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2564, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2564, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2564, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen Harmer
John Alexander Doig was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1878. John enlisted at Blackboy Hill on the 25.6.16, aged 38 years 2 months. He was an iron machinist and Presbyterian, who listed his previous service as Loco Volunteer. The Doigs are a well-known Western Australian sporting family, with many men playing in the Australian Football competition over the years. The Doig medal, presented each year to the fairest and best player with the Fremantle Dockers, is named after the family.
John was described as being 5 feet 6½ inches tall, with a chest measurement of 37½ inches, fair complexion, blue eyes and black hair. Allocated Service number 2564, he was a Private with the 44th Infantry Battalion. Next of Kin was his wife Mary Fraser Doig who was living in Midland, then later in Fremantle. He embarked on A8 Argylshire from Fremantle on the 9.11.16. John was killed in action on the 31.7.17 near Gapaard Village, Messines, Belgium and buried near Gapaard. He is Memorialised at Ypres Menin Gate, Panel 27. Mary was buried at Fremantle Cemetery, Presbyterian EE 0842 and there is also headstone honouring him there.
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