William Morrison DOUGLAS

Regimental number1668
Place of birthDurram, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address222 Patton Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37.7
Height5' 7.5"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elizabeth Daisy May Douglas, c/o Mrs R Lawn, 6 Percy Court, off Gilbert Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in the Volunteer Corps, Broken Hill.
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Place of enlistmentBroken Hill, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1917
Discharge date28 March 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Persic', 21 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Hobart, 28 March 1918.

War service: 2 years 13 days (of which 1 year 308 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 January 1939
Age at death62
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, DOUGLAS William Morrison