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DOUGLAS, John Singers
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 281 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1916, Enlisted in Longreach, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Winton, Winton, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Driller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Son of James and Margaret Singers Douglas. Native of Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour, Winton War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 281, 12th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted in Longreach, Qld. | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 281, 12th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 281, 12th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Machine Gun Company | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 281, 12th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 281 awm_unit: 12th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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