William Johnson MCDOUGALL

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MCDOUGALL, William Johnson

Service Number:	3071
Enlisted:	6 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Jetsonville, Tasmania, Australia , 1893
Home Town:	Ringarooma, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 19 October 1980, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

6 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 40th Infantry Battalion
10 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3071, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3071, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide
5 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 40th Infantry Battalion, No details recorded
2 Dec 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound left thigh, in France (2nd time wounded).
25 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound left arm, in France (3rd time wounded)
8 Jan 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 40th Infantry Battalion, Embarked aboard HMAT "Orsova" in England, for return home to Australia.
2 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3071, 40th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS

Son of Archibald and Elizabeth Riley MCDOUGALL of Legerwood (formerly Scottsdale), Tasmania.

Had 4 sisters and 4 brothers, one of whom (3075 Pte John Henry Gregg MCDOUGALL, 40th Inf Bn) was killed in action at Ypres, in WW1. Brother Frederick Riley MCDOUGALL also served with the 40th Infantry Battalion in WW1.

Awarded British War Medal and the Victory Medal in July 1924.

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