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Tom Edgar DOUGLAS

Regimental number1442
Date of birth28 August 1895
Place of birthThebarton, South Australia
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.10
Height5' 3.5"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizah Hannah Douglas, Shipster's Road, Kensington, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets, A Company, 82A Regiment; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on grounds of deficient chest.
Enlistment date24 June 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Hawkes Bay on 28 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
FateReturned to Australia 15 January 1919
Discharge date1 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Discharged (medically unfit), 1 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
Date of death22 January 1950
Age at death55
SourcesNAA: B2455, DOUGLAS Tom Edgar

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