Regimental number | 1800 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Murrurundi, New South Wales |
Other Names | DOUGLASS, Kenneth George DOUGLAS, Kenneth George |
School | Newtown Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | 37 Addison Road, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.3 |
Height | 5' 7 |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Douglas, 9 Bridge Street, Erskineville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 35th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in action, 20 September 1917 |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Birr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 2), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: G.E. and Mary Douglas |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 848 Lance Corporal Alan Edward DOUGLAS, 20th Bn, killed in action, 30 July 1916; 2879 Lance Sergeant Gordon Leslie DOUGLAS, 17th Bn, killed in action, 15 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOUGLAS George
Red Cross File 0941001F |