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DOUGAN, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX47404 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , 3 June 1915 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Sawmill Accident, Queensland, Australia, 22 August 1944, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kilcoy Cemetery, Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia Burial reference: - Non-Denominational Plot. Section 19 Grave 13. Personal inscription: - "WHERE SUNLIGHT BRIGHTER SHINES TO KNOW THE PERFECT DAY". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, QX47404 | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 7 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX47404 | |
| 22 Aug 1944: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - James Dougan and Annie Crossan married in Scotland.
Details of death: - Sapper Robert Dougan was accidently killed whilst attending Sawyers Refresher Course No 51, where he was struck on the neck by a piece of timber thrown by the circular saw on the bench he was employed as a sawyer, this occurred at approximately 11.00 hours on 22nd August 1944.
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