| Regimental number | 1186 |
| Date of birth | 12 July 1895 |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| School | Scotland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Address | 14 Ada Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Mary Ellen Doughty, 14 Ada Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 14 April 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 21 September 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 5 July 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: Pte Robert DOUGHTY MM, 2nd King's Own Scottish Regiment (b. Scotland, 14 February 1886; enl. October 1916; emb. 2 January 1917; war service: France, Belgium, Italy (wounded, April 1918; invalided to Royal Infirmary Hospital, Edinburgh, where he died, February 1919); 1187A Pte John James DOUGHTY, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919; 1185 Driver James Anderson DOUGHTY, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Lemnos, France, Belgium. Gassed, Peronne,30 August 1918. Arrived back in Australia, September 1919. |
| Date of death | 2 September 1970 |
