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DOUGLAS, Harry William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4027 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Temora, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bimbi, Weddin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 29 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bimbi War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Quandialla War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4027, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4027, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4027, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ronald and Emily Douglas of Quandialla, New South Wales
7 January 1917 - AWOL from 14 December 1916 to 20 December 1917 fined 6 days full pay
26 January 1917 - failed to get out of bed for Reveille and awol until 5am on 27 January 2017. Fined 4 days Field Punishment
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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