Regimental number | 1124 |
Place of birth | Bangor, County Down, Ireland |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
School | Comber Street National School, Belfast, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mary Bell, Lagaview Street, Bridge End, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Irish Militia (time expired). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kensington, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1171 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Ridge Wood Miliary Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 4), Voormezeele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie DOUGLAS. Native of Bangor, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: returned to Australia on board 'Ceramic', 26 May 1915; disembarked Melbourne. Re-embarked with 14th Bn, 7th Reinforcements. Admitted to Abbassia Dermatological Hospital, 9 September 1915 (venereal disease); discharged to Details, 9 October 1915. Proceeded to join 14th Bn at Mudros, 9 October 1915; joined 14th Bn, 23 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 1 January 1916. Transferred to 46th Bn, 3 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 8 June 1916. Killed in action, 1 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOUGLAS Robert Patrick |