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DOUGLAS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2361 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Illowa, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Illowa, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2361, 58th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2361, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2361, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 2361, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2361 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs. Margaret Douglas nee Smith and the late Mr. Thomas Gordon Douglas, Illowa, Warrambool, Vic.
The Ven. Archdeacon Bennett yesterday received a message stating that Pte. James Douglas, of Illowa, was killed in action in France on 25th September, and went out to Illowa and broke the news to his father, Mr. Thomas Douglas. Pte. Douglas was 20 years of age.
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