Ralph Dorschel Doughty
Born 1891 - Died 25 Jul 1917
- Service number
- WWI 193 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Lieutenant/Military AWMM Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Australian Field Artillery, 9th Battery AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Ralph Dorschel AWMM
- Surname
- Doughty AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 193 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1891 AWMM
- 1891 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- WW1 Pre 24 Aug 1914 AWMM 'Craignathan', Hayes Street, Neutral Bay, New South Wales AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW1 William Mamby Doughty (father), Broadway, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 193 AWMM
- Military service
- H' Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM
Left on completion of service. AWMM - Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Military Cross (MC) AWMM
Military Cross - 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when acting as Forward Observing Officer. He sent back most valuable information, and was responsible for bringing artillery fire to bear on the enemy at a critical time.' - 'Commonwealth Gazette'- 11/10/1917 AWMM - 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal AWMM
- Military Cross (MC) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 24 Aug 1914 AWMM
Age 22 AWMM
Warehouseman/Civilian AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 18 Oct 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
HMAT A8 - 18-Oct-1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Vessel was Argyllshire AWMM Bombardier/Military Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Australian Imperial Force (AIF) AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Wounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
Trench feet AWMM - Wounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
Wounded in action, 18 November 1916 (buried by shell: concussed, head and shoulder), and admitted to 38th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train No 26, 19 November 1916, and admitted to No 8 General Hospital, Rouen; transferred to England, 21 November 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 22 November 1916. Discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 27 December 1916. AWMM - Wounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
Wounded in action (second occasion), 23 July 1917 (gun shot wound, abdomen), and admitted to 91st Field Ambulance. AWMM - Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
- Height, WWI AWMM
5' 10.5" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
154 lb AWMM
- Wounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Australian Field Artillery, 9th Battery AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Susanna Doughty and William Mamby Doughty.
His kept diaries which have been scanned and transcribed
Joined Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 20 June 1915.
Appointed Acting Corporal, 20 June 1915; promoted Provisional Corporal, 20 June 1915.
Admitted to 11th Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1915 (pyrexia), and transferred to Hospital Ship; rejoined unit, 5 August 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 3 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, Tel El Kebir, 12 March 1916.
Taken on strength, 9th Battery, 12 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 March 1916.
Promoted Lieutenant, 13 June 1916.
Marched out to Reserve Brigade, Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, 21 January 1917.
Proceeded overseas to France, 31 January 1917; rejoined 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, 9 February 1917.
Mentioned in the Sunday Star Times, 23rd July 2017 AWMM
About death
- Death
- 25 Jul 1917 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
Age 26 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of wounds AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM I. F. 20. AWMM
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- Obituary
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Stratford, Hall of Remembrance, Broadway, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
- Panel 12 Australian War Memorial, CanberraPublic - Peter - Researcher - 20 October 2017 - on-line
Sources
- External links
- Australian ANZACS in the Great War 1914-1918 (the AIF Project).
http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/index.html
Sources Used - Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
http://www.cwgc.org
Sources Used - Base records file 1917 - 1918
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21048236
Further Reference - Lieutenant R.D. Doughty his diary and other pages
http://www.thekivellfamily.co.nz/family_pages/ralphs_diaries/Ralph_Doughty.html
Further Reference - Australian War memorial. First World War Embarkation Roll
http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/nominal_rolls/first_world_war_embarkation/person.asp?p=63996
Further Reference - Australian War Memorial. Roll of Honour
http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/roll_of_honour/person.asp?p=574011
Further Reference - Australian Artillery Association website
http://australianartilleryassociation.com/gunners_memories/lieutenant_rd_doughty_mc_raa/gunners_memories1915biographical.htm
Further Reference - Stratford District Council. Stratford Heritage Walkway includes 4 war memorials.
http://www.stratford.govt.nz/content.php/article/hall-of-remembrance/m/
Further Reference - National Archives of Australia. Service record
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=3516678
Further Reference - NAA B2455 file 3516678
http://www.aa.gov.au/cgi-bin/Search?O=I&Number=3516678
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Australian ANZACS in the Great War 1914-1918 (the AIF Project).
- References
- AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press.
- Byrne, J.R. (1922). New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914 - 18. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
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