DOUGLAS, William Keith
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Church of England Clergyman |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, March 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Queenstown State School WWI Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Australian Army Chaplains' Department, Embarked on HMAT 'A64' Demosthenes from Melbourne on 16th July 1915. | |
| 1 Jan 1918: |
Honoured
Military Cross, Chaplain the Reverend William Keith DOUGLAS 'For gallantry and conspicuous devotion to duty. At BOURSIES on 8th and 9th April 1917 he remained for two nights at the Regimental Aid Post assisting the R.M.O., and on the 10th inst when the enemy had been driven back, went into the open, close behind the firing line, officiating at the burial of the dead, exposed to shell fire and heavy fire from snipers. He has always set an example of gallantry and devotion to duty.' Major-General Commanding 1st Australian Division |
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| 15 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , 12th Infantry Battalion, Had been promoted to Temporary Major (Chaplain 3rd Class AIF) on 1st July 1917 |
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Born 01 February 1888
Son of Archibald DOUGLAS
Of Queenstown, Tas.
Aged 27 years
Enlisted 09 July 1915 for Continuous Service
Embarked 16 July 1915 per 'HMAT Demosthenes' from Melbourne, Vic
Pay rate of 19s 0d after embarkation
Awarded Military Cross
'Example of gallantry and conspicuous devotion to duty in attentions to wounded and other services.'
Returned to Australia 13 April 1919
Died March 1943 in Sydney, NSW
The Rev. W. K. Douglas, MC., of Yass and formerly of Wagga. cousin of Canon Douglas Blanche, died last week in Sydney, He had been ill for many years as the result of wounds received in the Great War. As a chaplain he sailed from Tasmania, returning later as rector of Deloraine. He and Canon Sherris met in France. Camp officials, knew Chaplain Douglas as the ''Inspector,' because he frequently harried them Into providing better conditions for the rank and file.
Daily Advertiser Friday 02 April 1943 page 2
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