Rev. James Douglas

1910 - 1944  (34 years)

• Name	James Douglas
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	9 Mar 1910	12 South Parade, Waterford, , Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Aug 1944	Mont Pincon, France
  	James Douglas's (Chaplain 4th Class, No. 244123) death was reported in the 19 August 1944 edition of the *County Down Spectator*, with a death notice also appearing in the 17 August 1944 edition of the *Belfast News-Letter*.
  Burial	Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France
  	Chaplain 4th Class James Douglas was initially buried in an orchard on a farm near the crossroads where he was killed (CWGC map reference: "Near Duval, France, Sheet 7F/3, 1/50,000, grid reference 795449"). Later, his body was exhumed and reinterred in Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France (Grave VII. C. 3), with an inscription on his CWGC headstone.
  Person ID	I197497	First tree
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	John Douglas,   b. County Antrim, Ireland
  Mother	Kathleen Walshe,   b. Dublin, Ireland
  Marriage	10 Aug 1904	Trinity Church of Ireland Cathedral, Waterford, Ireland
  	The Douglas family resided at 12 South Parade, Waterford, and consisted of three children:
  Family ID	F48270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Hildegarde (Hilda) Harte,   b. 12 Apr 1907, South Circular Road, Dublin, Ireland d. 28 Nov 2023 (Age 116 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1935	Wesley Centenary Methodist Church, Hamilton Road, Bangor, Northern Ireland
  Children	1. Anne Douglas,   b. Abt 1936   d. 28 Nov 2023 (Age 87 years)   2. Mary Douglas   3. Dr. James F. Douglas,   b. Abt 1939   d. 8 Dec 2024 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F48266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2025

  
  

• Notes

  At the onset of the Second World War, Rev. James Douglas was serving as Curate-in-Charge in Colebrook (Aghalurcher) Parish Church of Ireland Church (St. Ronanâ?™s), Co. Fermanagh. In September 1942, he joined the Army Chaplainsâ?™ Department, undergoing initial training in Omagh followed by Padre Training in England. In June 1944, he was deployed to France with the Royal Army Chaplainsâ?™ Department (RACD) attached to the 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment in the 129th Brigade of the 43rd Division.