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DOUGLAS, Hector James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10696 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 28 September 1903 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tractor Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 19 December 1942, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 7. Row D. Grave 3. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, QX10696 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10696, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Maryborough, Qld. | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William and Annie Elizabeth Douglas, of Bundaberg, Queensland.
HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART."
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