Regimental number | 2851 |
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland |
School | State School, Dundee, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | State School, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, A P Doig, Tailor, Wagin, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Dernancourt, France |
Age at death | 22.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander Paton and Sarah Sands Goldie DOIG, Tavistock Street, Wagin, Western Australia. Native of Dundee, Scotland |
Family/military connections | Brother: [2806] Lt Peter William Kenneth DOIG MC, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |