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DOUGHERTY, Alan Jack
| Service Number: | 2601 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria , 25 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Strathalbyn, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 21 July 1972, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2601, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2601, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, he was promulgated in " commonwealth of Australia Gazette," no. 95, dated 27th of une, 1918. a letter was sent to his sister to inform her of the news on the 13th of July 1918. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 2601, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2601, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Born on January 25th, 1893, Alan Jack Dougherty was one of many who bravely fought in World War I. He was born in Hawthorn Victoria and was a naturalised British subject. His parent’s identities are unknown, but he had a stepsister named Helen Gemmal who was listed as his next of kin on his enlistment documents. He followed the Church of England and worked as a labourer. Alan had two names Alan Jack Dougherty and Alan John Doughty though he was referred to as John noticeably more than he was as Jack.
Alan stood at an average height of 5’4” for his time circa 1914s-1916s. he weighed 117 lbs (53.07kgs) and measured 33-34 ½ inches (83.82-86.36cm) for chest measurements. He had a dark complexation with grey eyes and dark hair. Not much about his home life is known but his hometown was Strathalbyn, South Australia.
On the 26th of April 1915 Alan Jack Dougherty enlisted in the AIF aged 23 and 9 months old at Keswick, South Australia. He was assigned as a Private in the 10th Infantry Battalion with a service number of 2601.
He embarked to war on the HMAT Anchises on ship number A68 dated the 2nd September 1915 and disembarked at Alexandrina 29th December 1915. On the 26th of February 1916, Alan was transferred to the 50th Infantry Battalion. The Battalion consisted of men from the 10th Infantry Battalion and new recruits. It was created to be a part of the 13th brigade of the 4th Australian Division. They fought in France on the Western Front.
Military medal
On the 27th of June 1918, Jack Alan Dougherty was awarded a military medal. He was promogulated in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, no 95. A letter documenting his achievements was sent to his sister Helen Gemmal in Strathalbyn South Australia to inform her of the news on the 13th of July 1918.
Alan Jack Dougherty was hospitalised ill in August 1918, his records diagnosed him with dysentery, malaria, colitis, and pneumonia. Due to the dirty conditions of the trenches catching diseases was very common. He stayed at the Barton-on-sea Hospital with various letters sent to someone named Miss K, most likely his future wife as she’s mentioned as his wife on Alan’s grave which they both shared. On the 2nd of March 1919, Alan Jack Dougherty returned to Australia from war and was officially discharged on the 22nd of December 1919.
On the 21st of July 1972 aged 80, Alan John Dougherty died and was buried with his wife Kate at North Brighton Cemetery in Brighton, Holdfast Bay City, South Australia, Australia.
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