Regimental number | 2396 |
Place of birth | Cawdor, Camden, New South Wales |
School | Public School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Canowindra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Harriet Doust, 'Avondale', Long's Corner Road, Canowindra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Bullecourt, also at Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium. Also fought at Villers-Bretonneaux. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 29.11 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 52), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Harriett DOUST, Cawdor, Camden District, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Cecil CLARKE and Albert DOUST |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |