Joseph DOUGLAS

DOUGLAS, Joseph

Service Numbers: 3033, 3032
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
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World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3033, Enlisted at Brisbane
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

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Biography 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