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DARK, Douglas Wade
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1917 |
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Enlisted: | 22 June 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Dungog, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1893 |
Home Town: | Dungog, Dungog, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Maitland Boys’ High School, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Grazier |
Died: | Wounds, France, 20 June 1916, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row E, Grave 180, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dungog School Roll of Honour Great War, Maitland High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1917 | |
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9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1917, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1917, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
8 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1917, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
8 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1917, 5th Machine Gun Battalion | |
20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1917, 5th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1917 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-20 |
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