Douglas Ackland MEGGY

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MEGGY, Douglas Ackland

Service Number:	2951
Enlisted:	13 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 19 March 1896
Home Town:	Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort Street School & Hurstville Continuation College, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cremorne St Peter's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Sydney St. James Anglican Church Roll of Honor WWI, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

13 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2951, Liverpool, New South Wales
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2951, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2951, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
25 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2951, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Douglas Ackland MEGGY was born in 1896 in Paddington, Sydney NSW

His parents were Percy Robert MEGGY and Sarah Myrtle BOONE

He had previous service for 3 years in the Cadets and 1 year Militia when he enlisted on 13th May, 1915 at Liverpool with the Australian Infantry, 3rd Battalion, 9th Re-inforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT Argyllshire on 30th September 1915

Douglas was Killed in Action between 22nd and 27th July, 1916 in France- No known grave -

He is listed on the Australian National Memorial in Villers Bretonneux in France, The Australian War Memorial and also Commemorations in St Peters Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll and St Clements WW1 Honour Roll

His brother Private Albert Edward MEGGY was also Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 6th August, 1915

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