MacDOUGALL J.K.

Given Names:  James Kenneth

Service Number: 

Unit:  3rd Pioneeer Battalion, 7th reinforcements                                                              

Rank:  2nd Lieutenant                                                                                                     

Paybook Number: 

Age:  31 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Engineer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  2½ In                  

Weight:  129 Lbs

Chest:  32-34½ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  20/4/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Olive Wilks MacDougall

Arlington', 395 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  7/8/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Thermistocles A32

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  SS Baltic

Embarked:  15/5/1918                               

Disembarked: 

Unit:  3rd Pioneer Battalion                                                                                                           

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  14/8/1918                       

Place:  London

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  68388

Victory Medal:  65625

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  25/9/1884

Place:  Hawthorn, Victoria                        

Father:  James MacDOUGALL                 

Mother:  Elizabeth Brydie McROBBIE

MARRIAGE

Year:  1916     

Place:  South Yarra                                 

Spouse: Olive Wilks FRANCIS

DEATH

Date or Year: 10/2/1960                          

Place: Mayfield, New South Wales           

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Recalled on instruction of Prime Minister, W M Hughes to design and oversee construction work at his father's new wire-plant in Newcastle, NSW

Was Lieutenant-Colonel in WW2

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  N284232                                     

Date Enlisted:  25/10/1942                                      

Date Discharged:  8/12/1945

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