McDOUGALL R.K.

McDOUGALL R.K.

Given Names: Robert Keith

Service Number: 350

Unit: 37th Battalion, A Company

Rank: Sergeant

Paybook Number:

Age: 20 Yrs 8 Mths

Occupation: Dental Mechanic

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 10 In

Weight: 139 Lbs

Chest: 31-34½ In

Hair: Dark Brown

Eyes: Brown

Complexion: Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 9/3/1916

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: FATHER Robert James McDougall

Asylum Reserve, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 3/6/1916

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Persic A34

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Nestor

Embarked: 12/12/1918

Disembarked: 1/2/1919

Unit: 37th Battalion

Rank: Lieutenant

Discharge Date: 14/5/1919

Place: Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 41561

Victory Medal: 40974

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 22/6/1895

Place: Sunbury, Victoria

Father: Robert James McDOUGALL

Mother: Frances Mary LOWE

MARRIAGE

Year: 1921

Place: Victoria

Spouse: Florence Julia NORMAN

DEATH

Date or Year: 8/11/1976

Place: Kew, Victoria

Burial: Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 8/6/1917; gun shot wound, arm (right)

Wounded in action 24/8/1918; gun shot wound, hand (right)

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number: V363721

Date Enlisted: 21/3/1942

Date Discharged: 31/10/1945