Ralph Dorschel DOUGHTY MC

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DOUGHTY, Ralph Dorschel

Service Number:	198
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand, 1 October 1891
Home Town:	Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Stratford Public School
Occupation:	Warehouseman
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 25 July 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium Plot 1, Row F, Grave 20
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 198, Sydney, New South Wales
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 198, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 198, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
25 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Warneton, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-07-25

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Biography

Ralph Dorschel DOUGHTY was born on 1st October, 1891 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand

His parents were William Mamby DOUGHTY and Susanna BALDING who married in 1873 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England

He had previous service for 5 years in the H Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery when he enlisted with the Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 2 - Unit embarked from Sydney on the transport ship Argyllshire on 18th October, 1914

For further information about his service see the link below for the AIF Project which has more details

https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=82048 (www.aif.adfa.edu.au)

He was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when acting as Forward Observing Officer. He sent back valuable information and was responsible for bringing artillery fire to bear on the enemy at a critical time. Date 11th Oct. 1917 Commonwealth Gazette

He saw service in Egypt, Gallipoli and the Western Front

Ralph died of wounds on 25th July, 1917 and is buried at Coxyde Military cemetery , Belgium - his name also appears on the Australian War Memorial -his last rank was Lieutenant in 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade

LINK to a beautiful memorial/tribute page for Ralph which also has additional family information and links to his war diaries (www.thekivellfamily.co.nz)

LINK to a wonderful biography for Ralph (www.aucklandmuseum.com)

LINK to another story about Ralph written by a relative (aur.home.xs4all.nl)

LINK to headstone photo (www.nzwargraves.org.nz)

FIND A GRAVE - photos (www.findagrave.com)

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES (www.cwgc.org)

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