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DOUGLAS, Joseph
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3033, 3032 |
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Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 1871 |
Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Railway Ganger |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 June 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot 1, Row B, Grave 15 Rev. J. Lundie officiated , Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3033, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3032, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3032, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
2 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 3033, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3033 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his brother William Douglas of 'Goombungee', Toowoomba, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he had been apprenticed to Leach & Sons of Brisbane for 3 years
Had previously served in South Africa