DOUGLAS C.A.

Given Names:  Charles Adolphus

Service Number:  4300

Unit:  12th Battalion, 13th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  69783

Age:  30 Yrs   

Occupation:  Mill Hand                                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Congregational

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6½ In                  

Weight:  134 Lbs

Chest:  31½-34½ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/7/1915

Place:  Claremont, Tasmania

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs D Richie

, Greeveston, Tasmania                                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  5/1/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Afric A19

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Port Napier                                      

Embarked:  12/5/1919                               

Disembarked:  30/6/1919

Unit:  10th Field Artillery Brigade                                                                                                   

Rank:  Corporal

Discharge Date:  16/9/1919                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  34799

Victory Medal:  3493

Other:    Military Medal, MiD

BIRTH

Date or Year:  23/4/1885

Place:  Esperance, Tasmania                   

Father:  Alfred DOUGLAS                       

Mother:  Elizabeth Phyllis JAGER

MARRIAGE

Year:  1922     

Place:  Hobart, Tasmania                         

Spouse: Evie Alice FORD

DEATH

Date or Year: 1/11/1969                          

Place: , Tasmania                                    

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 17/9/1917

Military Medal recommendation dated 22/4/1917 for bravery in the field; during attack near Bullacourt, maintained communication with 37th Battery under very difficult conditions, crossing No Man's Land under heavy machine gun and rifle fire several times

Mention in Despatches gazetted on 11/7/1919

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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