Regimental number | 281 |
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
School | George Watsons School, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Driller |
Address | Australian Hotel, Winton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, James Douglas, 59 Spottiswood Street, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 12, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Margaret Singers DOUGLAS. Native of Edinburgh, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |