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William Thomas DOUBTFIRE

Regimental number2914
Place of birthClare, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressKensington, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Marion Doubtfire, East Parade, Kensington, South Australia
Previous military serviceMember for 2 years on Mammunm Rifle Club; still a member at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 May 1919
Discharge date1 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria, Egypt, to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916.

Proceeded to unit, 29 July 1916; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, 2 August 1916.

On Command at Divisional Engineering School, 27 August 1916; rejoined unit, 2 September 1916.

Admitted to No 5 Field Ambulance, 8 December 1916, and transferred to Anzac Corps Rest Station the same day (gastritis); discharged, 22 December 1916; rejoined unit, 23 December 1916.

Admitted to No 14 Australian Field Ambulance, 13 May 1917, and transferred to Divisional Rest Station the same day (trench fever); to No 9 Casualty Clearing Station, 14 May 1917; to No 28 Ambulance Train, 14 May 1917; to No 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 15 May 1917; to England, 18 May 1917; to County on Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, 18 May 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 15 June 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 18 June 1917.

Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 29 June 1917.

Classified B1A3, 1 July 1917.

Classified A3, 22 August 1917.

Marched out of No 3 Command Depot, 23 August 1917; marched into Overseas Training Depot, Perham Downs, 24 August 1917.

Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 7 November 1917 (dermatitis); discharged, 13 November 1917.

Admitted to Sutton Veny Hospital, Longbridge Deverill, 19 November 1917 (dermatitis); marched into Overseas Training Depot, 14 December 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 10 January 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 11 January 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 12 January 1918; rejoined 32 Bn, 15 January 1918.

On leave to Paris, 2 November 1918; rejoined unit, 13 November 1918.

Admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 9 March 1919; transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 10 March 1919 (eye exam); rejoined unit, 14 March 1919.

Proceeded to England, 2 April 1919; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Durham', 22 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 16 July 1919; discharged Adelaide (termination of period of enlistment), 1 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death not attributed to war service.
Date of death18 December 1934
SourcesNAA: B2455, DOUBTFIRE William Thomas

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