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COHEN, Douglas Gerald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 891, 427 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Avoca, Victoria, Australia , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Becourt Military Cemetery Plot I. Row T. Grave 15. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrogin War Memorial, WA Jewish War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 891, Depot Battalion , Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 891, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 891, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 891, 3rd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, T.O.S. of Company | |
| 31 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Field Company Engineers | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Field Company Engineers | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Field Company Engineers | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 427, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. " Kingstonia" | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 427, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 427, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 427 awm_unit: 3rd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
Personal Stories
Family Details
Doulas Cohen was born in 1892 at Percydale, Victoria. He later moved to Perth, Western Australia with some family members.
He was the son of Annie Kersel and Henry Moses Cohen, and brother to Elsie May Cohen, Bertha Cohen, Ruby Jane Cohen, Annie Cohan, Agnus Cohen, Rolf Edward Cohen, Frederick John Cohen, Henry Cohen and Rossana Cohen
Submitted 8 August 2018 by Gregory Hawkins
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