McDOUGALL, Thomas Taylor
(Service number 6/2700)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | *1896 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 76 Heaton Street, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. T. McDOUGALL (mother), 76 Heaton Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 July 1980 | Age | 83 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Thomas Taylor McDougall was the son of Charles and Jane (née Taylor) McDougall. Thomas attended Timaru Main Schools. He returned to New Zealand per the Willochra in March 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 December 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [14 December 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [15 December 2018]; Timaru Herald, 5 March 1919 (Papers Past) [14 December 2018]
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