Alan Frederick MCDOUGALL MC

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MCDOUGALL, Alan Frederick

Service Number:	SX11003
Enlisted:	23 December 1940, Wayville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia , 28 September 1920
Home Town:	Fullarton, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Army Officer
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 5 July 1991, aged 70 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

23 Dec 1940:	Enlisted SX11003, Wayville, South Australia
23 Dec 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX11003, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
24 Dec 1940:	Involvement SX11003, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1945:	Honoured Military Cross, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945, Bravery and skilful leadership at Balikpapan
3 Apr 1946:	Discharged Lieutenant, SX11003, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
3 Apr 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX11003, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

SX11003 McDOUGALL ALAN FREDERICK LIEUT., M.C. then Captain

Enlisted, Senior Cadet September, 1936

Enlisted Militia October 1938. Lieutenant 30th October 1940

Enlisted Lieutenant A.I.F., 13th January, 1941

5th Reinforcement 2/10 Australian Infantry Battalion

Sailed Middle East, 5th February, 1941

Areas served: Middle East, Palestine, Syria

Served New Guinea August, 1942-January, 1943

Wounded 26th December, 1942

Served New Guinea August, 1943 to May, 1944

Served Borneo 1945

Full service terminated 1946

Citizen Military Forces 1948 to June, 1968

Lieut. Col. commanding 10th Infantry Battalion 1958-1960

Colonel commanding C.S.T.U. Central Command 1963-1965

Regimental Col. Royal South Australian R.G.T. 1968-1974

Brigadier commanding 9 T.K.1965-1968

Service Medals: Military Cross, 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal

Courtesy of Neice Dr Jennifer Rocca

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