MCDOUGALL, Charles Reynolds
| Service Number: | 70 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1914, Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 30 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wee Waa, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The Armidale School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Malta, 16 August 1915, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Grave A. VII. 4. |
| Memorials: | Armidale School War Memorial Gates, Narrabri Wee Waa Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 70, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 70, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 70, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 20 and the son of Henry Leslie and Emily McDougall.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
CHARLES REYNOLDS McDOUGALL (30.10.1895. - 16.8.1915)
From “Molleen” Wee Waa. His father was A.L. McDougall
At TAS a bit over a year from Oct. 1910 to 1911. Second Cricket XI, Choir, Private In Cadets, one of 2 Cadets who went to England with the Commonwealth Contingent of Cadets for the Coronation, 1911. An Old Boy met McDougall at the Crystal Palace, London, among the Australian cadets and wrote to the Armidalian “My hostess asked him to supper one night and I remember he impressed everyone, with his courtly and nice manners. My friends were especially struck by his manliness and frankness."
After leaving school he was overseer of "Borambil", Condobolin.
Enlisted at Wee Waa on the outbreak of War.
Served in the 2nd Battalion A.I.F., First Infantry Brigade. He left for Egypt as a Corporal and whilst in Egypt was offered a commission but the offer was refused as it would have meant staying out of line for some little time. As a Corporal he took part in the celebrated landing at Gaba Tepe, and though his Regiment was in the thick of fighting he remained unhurt until June 29 when he was wounded, and retired to hospital for about a week. At this he had advanced to the position of Sergeant, and on again reaching the scene of action, received his commission as a Captain and was again wounded on August 6th.
Died of pneumonia at Gallipoli 10 days later aged 19
Buried Europe 1 Pieta Military Cemetery.
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