Regimental number | 7362 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H E Dougharty, 9 Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Was a good all round athlete specifically in tennis and cricket and more lately golf in which he was particularly well known in Tasmania. He was Captain of the Lindifarne Club and for a number of years played in the North and South Contest. He passed for a Commission at Candels, England and was killed doing his tests in the firing line." Details from Wife. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Meteren |
Age at death | 41 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
Place of burial | Meteren Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 570), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Hamilton and Catherine Henrietta DOUGHARTY, husband of Helen E, DOUGHARTY, 9 Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tasmania. Native of Melbourne |
Family/military connections | Brother in law: Major A.A. Swan of 110 Houitzer Battery AFC distinguished himself gaining ths MC on the Penninsula and the DSO on the Western Front, being mentioned several times in despatches.Brother in law: Francis Raymond Swan, was killed at Gallipoli on 24th May, 1915. |
Other details |
WSw Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |