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DOUGLAS, Morton Osborne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1209 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Enlisted at the 2 Military District |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 27 February 1880 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Church Grammar School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 22, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1209, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1209, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1209, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at the 2 Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry William and Jane Franklin (nee Gunn) Douglas; husband of Susanna Elizabeth Douglas of 'Benoy' 4 Raymond Steet, Launceston, Tasmania; father of Marjorie Jean Douglas and Kenneth Morton Douglas
Brother of N.G. Douglas of Zeehan, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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