Harold DOUST MC

DOUST, Harold

    Service Number: 1281
    Enlisted: 19 August 1915, Glen Innes
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 30th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 1 March 1887
    Home Town: Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales
    Schooling: Glen Innes Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Draper
    Died: Killed In Action, France, 30 September 1918, aged 31 years
    Cemetery: Bellicourt British Cemetery
    Plot, IV, Row S, Grave No. 6
    Memorials: Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Glen Innes Rifle Club Honour Roll, Glen Innes Uniting Church DOUST Memorial Window
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1281, Glen Innes
    9 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 1281, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
    9 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 1281, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
    1 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 30th Infantry Battalion
    20 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1281, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW hand
    17 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 30th Infantry Battalion
    26 Feb 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 30th Infantry Battalion
    4 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion
    4 Nov 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion
    30 Sep 1918: Involvement Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-30
    2 Dec 1918: Honoured Military Cross, The Battle of Amiens, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 8 August 1918 in the operation near Villers-Bretonneux. He was detailed to take a patrol forward on the left flank of the Battalion to mop up three machine guns amoungst some huts 500 yards in front of the final objective in order to protect the flank of a new advance. By careful dispositions, the 3 guns, one officer, 2 additional machine guns and 13 other ranks were captured, and several of the enemy killed with the loss of only three casualties to his patrol. As a result, the new advance took place past this point without casualty.

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