DOUGHAN, John James
| Service Numbers: | 244, 682, 4187 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | 14 August 1941, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Plot: Roman Catholic Monumental - Section 1 - 0261 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 244, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 244, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900. | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 244, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes the 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901. | |
| 26 Sep 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 682, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes he was part of 2nd Draft of the 6th QIB and embarked 26 Sep at Sydney aboard Harlech Castle arriving Cape Town 26 Oct 1901. | |
| 26 Sep 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 682, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes the 2nd Draft of the 6th QIB embarked at Sydney 26 Sep 1901 aboard Harlech Castle arriving Cape Town 26 Oct 1901. | |
| 19 Mar 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 682, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 123, notes discharged in South Africa 19 Mar 1902. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 682, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes the 6th QIB embarked 17 May 1902 at Durban returning to Australia aboard Devon arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4187, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4187, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4187, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4187, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
John James Doughan served twice in the South African (Boer) War and again in WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 244, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Boer war. Second service was as a Private S.N. 682, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen (2nd Draft), Boer war. Third service was as a Private S.N. 4187, 9th Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1.
When he joined the 3rd QMI in 1900 and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 3 Mar 1900, it noted he was married and residing at Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba, Brisbane.. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 3rd QMI, Bk 2 p. 16, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his wife Elizabeth Ann Doughan, Wellington, NSW. He was invalided from this service and returned to Brisbane for discharge on 27 May 1901.
A few months later he was selected in the Second Draft of the 6th QIB and embarked again for South Africa in Sep 1901. All but one of the members of the draft had served previously in either the 3rd QMI or 4th QIB contingents in South Africa and were assembled as reinforcements for the 5th and 6th QIB contingents already in South Africa.
Men in the draft were not recorded in the original nominal roll for the 6th QIB, but he is recorded in the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB (to which he was allotted), Bk 4 p. 123, where it is noted he directed part of his pay to his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Doughan, Warren St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The service paybooks note he was discharged in South Africa on 19 Mar 1902 and does not give a date of return to Australia.
He enlisted again in Brisbane in 1914 for WW1 and on his Attestation Paper, dated 31 Aug 1914, he noted that; he was born at Singleton, NSW, and was 43 years 4 months of age; he was married and a telegraphist; his N.O.K. was his wife Elizabeth Ann Doughan, John St, Granville, NSW; and he had previously served with the 3rd QMI and 6th QIB in South Africa.
John James Doughan was born about 1870 at Singleton, NSW, a sone to William and Sarah Doughan. He married Elizabeth Ann Mylecharane in 1891 at Wellington, NSW, and they had at least 2 children.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Rolls, Murray p. 472 and 519; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 3rd QMI, Bk 2 p. 16, and 5th QIB, Bk 4 p. 123; National Archives Australia WW1 service records).
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