ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

McDOUGALL, James McQueen

McDOUGALL, James McQueen

Full Name: James McQueen

McDOUGALL

Date of Birth: 04

–

1876

Place of birth: Hamilton

Scotland

Occupation: Railway Employee

Address: Bridgetown WA

Next of Kin: Wife- Ruth McDOUGALL

Next of Kin Address: 20 Nash Street Perth WA

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 6548

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-04-17

Enlistment Location: Fremantle

WA/

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-10-13

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-12-12

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: France

Age at Death: 41

Burial Location: Inscription – Villers Brettoneux Memorial

14/04/1916- Completed Medical Examination Fremantle WA
17/04/1916- To 63 Depot Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
13/05/1916- To 21st Reinforcements 16th Battalion Blackboy Hill
13/10/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Port MacQuarie bound for England
12/12/1916- Disembarked Plymouth England ex Australia to 4th Training Battalion Codford
26/12/1916- Admitted Group Hospital Codford ( Influenza )
8/02/1917- Proceeded Overseas 4th Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Codford
13/02/1917- Joined 16th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
11/04/1917- Reported Missing in Action in the field France
30/10/1917- Court of Enquiry found McDOUGALL to be Killed in Action France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 49713

Victory Medal – No. 49104

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 338251

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 80

Villers Brettoneux Memorial France.