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MCDOUGALL, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1688 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, 7 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Cairns Cenotaph, Jimboomba District Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1688, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1688, 47th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Logan Village Museum
John was born 7th October 1891 in Beaudesert. His parents John McDougall and Martha Louise nee Pinwill were pioneers of the District.
He is listed with the Logan Village Museum Honour Roll
His Sister Louisa and his parents are all buried in the Woodhill Cemetery.
John is also listed in the book by David Mason "The Soldiers & Nurses of the Beaudesert District in WW1 (1914-1919)"
Submitted 4 March 2023 by Coralyn Cowin