Abt 1900 - 1916 (~ 16 years)
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Name |
John Alexander Douglas |
Birth |
Abt 1900 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
19 Jul 1916 |
France |
Burial |
Rue de Bois, France |
Person ID |
I80647 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
2 Sep 2016 |
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Notes |
- John was the only son of Elizabeth Dunlop McKnight and Robert William Douglas. He was 17 but said he was 18 when he enlisted on 1 February 1916. He was with the 2nd reinforcements 58th Battalion. He sailed for Europe on the 4th of April on board the HMAT Euripides and was transferred to the 60th Battalion in Alexandria, Egypt. He was killed in the field in France on 19 July 1916. He was buried in the military cemetery at Rue de Bois, France.
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