DOUGLAS, Kenneth George
| Service Number: | 1800 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 2 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Erskineville, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newtown Public School |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1800, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1800, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 22 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 17th Infantry Battalion |
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Son of George Edward and Mary DOUGLAS, 9 Bridge Street, Erskinville, NSW
Kenneth served in England (Salisbury Plains), France where he was transferred to the 17th Battalion and volunteered as a signaller at Ypres, where he made the Supreme Sacrivice on 20 September 1917 and was buried on the battlefield.
A letter received from the Chaplain - Rev. E H Fairnie - states that he was a splendid soldier and loved and respected by all.
The railway workers presented Mr. and Mrs. Douglas with an oil painting of their three sons, as a mark of esteem. Two memorial windows were placed in Holy Trinity Church, Erskinville, which were unveiled by the Rev. Dean Talbot, Dean of Sydney, and were erected in loving memory by their parents.
DOUGLAS.-Killed in action in France, September 20, 1917, Private Kenneth George Douglas, brother of Gladys and Angus and beloved son of Mr and Mrs. G. E. Douglas, of 9 Bridge-street, Erskineville.
Although the warrior's sun has set,
Its light still lingers round us yet
Bright, radiant, blest.
DOUGLAS.-Killed in action in France, September 20, 1917, Kenneth, loved nephew and cousin of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Humbley and family, Lismore. For God and freedom.
DOUGLAS.-Killed in action in France, September 20, 1917, Kenneth, loved nephew and cousin of Normy and Mrs. Whettam, of Lewisham. Our fourth hero to pay the great sacrifice.
DOUGLAS.-Killed in action in France, September 20, 1917, Kenneth, loved grandson and nephew of Mrs. Humbley and Norman. Greater love hath no man.
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