DOUGLAS, Alan Edward
| Service Number: | 848 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Picton, New South Wales, Australia, 21 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Erskineville, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newtown Public School |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery IV N 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 848, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 848, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 848, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 848, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 848 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Edward and Mary DOUGLAS, 9 Bridge Street, Erskinville, NSW
Alan served in Egypt, Gallipoli (Suvla Bay and the Evacuation), in France and was promoted to Corporal and made the Supreme Sacrifice at Pozieres on 26 July 1916 and was buried at a point just east of Pozieres and 4 1/2 miles north east of Albert.
Corporal Douglas was high esteemed by officers and men of his unit.
The railway workers presented Mr. and Mrs. Douglas with an oil painting of their three sons, as a mark of esteem. Two memorial windows were placed in Holy Trinity Church, Erskinville, which were unveiled by the Rev. Dean Talbot, Dean of Sydney, and were erected in loving memory by their parents.
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