Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Maclean New South Wales |
Other training | MB, University of Edinburgh, 1912 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Medical practitioner |
Address | Kelvin Grove, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A C E Douglas, 'Braeside', Aldridge Street, Auchenflower, Queensland |
Previous military service | Australian Army Medical Corps; Served in the 9th Air Officer Training Course, University of Edinburgh. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | No 6 Section, Sea Transport Staff |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | No. 6 Company Transport Staff |
Promotions |
Major Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1440 Pte Ralph Edmonds DOUGLAS, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919; Lt William Joseph Fletcher DOUGLAS, 26th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 January 1918; 1604 Corporal William Mather DOUGLAS, 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 9 February 1919. |
Other details |
War service: embarked from Sydney, 8 August 1917; disembarked Liverpool, 3 October 1917. Attached to 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 3-4 October 1917; Australian Army Medical Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 4-25 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia, 25 October 1917. Embarked from Melbourne, 19 January 1918; disembarked London, 21 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia, 5 April 1918; disembarked Sydney, 1 June 1918; discharged, 13 July 1918. Medal: British War Medal ~ |