Details

Douglas Frank RAE

Regimental number	1275
Date of birth	--/11/1894
Place of birth	Sydney New South Wales
Religion	Presbyterian
Occupation	Clerk
Address	Church Street, Pymble, New South Wales
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	20
Next of kin	Father, Alexander M Rae, Church Street, Pymble, New South Wales
Enlistment date	4 February 1915
Rank on enlistment	Sergeant
Unit name	17th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/34/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll	Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll	Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll	17th Battalion
Promotions	2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF20 Promotion date: 3 November 1915 Lieutenant Unit: INF20 MGO Promotion date: 15 March 1916 Captain Unit: Div 4 MG Coy Promotion date: 10 August 1917
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 28 May 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette', 24 October 1918. Recommendation date: 4 March 1918 Military Cross Recommendation date: 24 September 1918
Fate	Returned to Australia 5 March 1919
Medals	Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: 23 May 1919
Other details	Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy

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