Douglas STRACHAN

Regimental number9/206
Date of birth6 August 1890
Place of birthSt Bathan's
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTeamster
AddressPort Molyneaux
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 7.25"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinJohn Strachan, c/o W Wright, Tapanui
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMilton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 29 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: John and Mary Strachan, Tapanui, Otago Central
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 2 June 1915 (hernia: slight); transferred to Convalescent Camp, Cyprus, 26 June 1915; rejoined Otago Mounted rifles, Zeitoun, from hospital, 19 August 1915.

Left for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria for France, 6 April 1916.

Appointed Cook, 30 July 1916; relinquished appointment as Cook, 15 May 1917.

On leave to Paris, 19 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 27 August 1917.

Killed in action, 29 April 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805