Coming Soon.
DOUGLAS, Frank Percival
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX5660 |
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Enlisted: | 22 June 1940, Enlisted at Northam, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Cottlesloe, Perth, Western Australia, 31 July 1918 |
Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 13 June 1941, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Beirut War Cemetery Plot 1, Row E, Grave 3 Roll of Honour - Albany, Western Australia |
Memorials: | Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX5660 | |
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22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX5660, Enlisted at Northam, Western Australia | |
22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX5660, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 65. Frank was born 31st July 1918, and prior to the war he was a farm hand of Albany WA. He served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn. Unfortunately, he was Killed in Action 13th June 1941. Rest In Peace Lest We Forget
Submitted 28 April 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Percy and Olive Myrtle Douglas of Albany, Western Australia