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MCDOUGALL, Douglass
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 825 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, An original of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Chatswood Public School |
| Occupation: | Fettler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Capertee District Roll of Honor WW1, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 825, 36th Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 825, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 825, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 825, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 825 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Enlisted and signed Attestation Paper as Douglas
His father died in 1906, when he was 18 years of age. Douglass’ widowed mother wrote on his roll of honour circular, “He was killed in France, and I myself would like to know the place. His brother Dougal McDougall 18th Battalion was killed in action in France 5 November 1917".
Douglass actually went missing at Messines in Belgium, and his brother near Ypres later in the year.