This page was last updated on 30 September 2021 Click here to  Print this page Biography finder A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     Index of first names Corporal Andrew Douglas                 T662 CPL Andrew Douglas 25 Bn, 1 AIF KIA near X Farm, France, on 27 April 1916. He was born in Abbeyford, Scotland. Migrated to Australia with his family and was employed as a Railway Porter at the commencement of WW1. He enlisted on the 19th of February 1915 and was posted to the 25th Battalion. On the 4th of September 1915 he joined his Battalion on the ANZAC battlefield of Gallipoli Peninsula. He was treated a number of times for illnesses over the following two months prior to evacuating along with the rest of his Battalion at the end of the campaign. On 18 March 1916 while in the field in France he was promoted to Corporal. On 27 Apri 1916 while resting in the trenches he was writing a letter home to his bride when he was killed by the concussion of a stray German High Explosive shell.   He is buried with his mates at X Farm Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, France.                                                                 Any contributions will be gratefully accepted     Errors and Omissions The Forum What's new? We are looking for your help to improve the accuracy of The Douglas Archives. If you spot errors, or omissions, then please do let us know Contributions Many articles are stubs which would benefit from re-writing. Can you help? Copyright You are not authorized to add this page or any images from this page to Ancestry.com (or its subsidiaries) or other fee-paying sites without our express permission and then, if given, only by including our copyright and a URL link to the web site.   If you have met a brick wall with your research, then posting a notice in the Douglas Archives Forum may be the answer. Or, it may help you find the answer! You may also be able to help others answer their queries. Visit the Douglas Archives Forum.   2 Minute Survey To provide feedback on the website, please take a couple of minutes to complete our survey.   We try to keep everyone up to date with new entries, via our What's New section on the home page. We also use the Community Network to keep researchers abreast of developments in the Douglas Archives. Help with costs Maintaining the three sections of the site has its costs.  Any contribution the defray them is very welcome Donate   Newsletter If you would like to receive a very occasional newsletter - Sign up! Temporarily withdrawn.

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