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DEARTH, Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1523, 1523A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolton, Lancashire, England., 1894 |
| Home Town: | North Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Grave III. A. 23., Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France, Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1523, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1523, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1523A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1523A awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Douglas was the son of Henry William Dearth and Elizabeth (nee Winder).
At the time of the 1911 census Douglas was a tailor's shop assistant and was living with his parents at 3 Downing Road, Bootle.
He enlisted in the Australian Army at Melbourne in 1915.
He is remembered on the Merseyside Roll of Honour.