McDOUGALL M.H.

Given Names:  Malcolm Hilliard

Service Number:  574

Unit:  3rd Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Signal Troop                                                               

Rank:  Corporal                                                                                                              

Paybook Number:  232759

Age:  23 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Fitter                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9¼ In                  

Weight:  144 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  22/10/1914

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Robert James McDougall

Bonnie Doon', The Reserve, Kew, Victoria                                                                         

Embarkation Date:  2/2/1915

Port:  Melbourne             

Ship:  HMAT Chilka A51

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  SS Valencia                                     

Embarked:  20/7/1919                               

Disembarked: 

Unit:  5th Signal Troop                                                                                                                  

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  24/12/1919                     

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  9564

British War Medal:  14677

Victory Medal:  14578

Other:    Military Cross, MiD

BIRTH

Date or Year:  22/8/1891

Place:  Sunbury,                                     

Father:  Robert James McDOUGALL        

Mother:  Frances Mary LOWE

MARRIAGE

Year:  1922     

Place:  Eastern Hill                                  

Spouse: Violet Marjory BROMFIELD

DEATH

Date or Year: 23/4/1971                          

Place: West Meadows, Victoria                

Burial:  Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Continuous service at Gallipoli 19/5/1915 to 18/12/1915

Military Cross gazetted 1/1/1918 for conspicuous bravery and directing and assisting the laying of telephone lines

Mention in Despatches gazetted 12/1/1918

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:   V81583                                                 

Date Enlisted:   14/10/1939                                                    

Date Discharged:  9/4/1944

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