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DOUGLAS, David
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2595 |
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Enlisted: | 26 May 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Wedderburn, Loddon, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Wedderburn War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2595, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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16 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2595, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
16 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2595, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
7 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines | |
7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2595, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle of Messines | |
22 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 2595, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Warneton, GSW (back) | |
1 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2595, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2595 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-01 |
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