Douglas Vowles LAKIE

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Service Number:	2944
Enlisted:	18 September 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 1899
Home Town:	Toorak Gardens, Burnside, South Australia
Schooling:	Naracoorte High School, South Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of Illness - Pulmonary Tuberculosis, No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England, 14 March 1918
Cemetery:	Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom Australian Section. Grave 46. Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1

18 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2944, Depot Battalion , Adelaide, South Australia
6 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2944, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
6 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2944, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
14 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2944, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2944 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-14

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Son of William LAKIE and Emma Mary BROWN. Both parents were deceased within a week of each other in 1910, due to illness.

Brother of Doris L DANKEL and Gertrude SEATON