George Alexander DOUGLAS

Regimental number13/480
Date of birth5 March 1894
Place of birthTauranga
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDrover
AddressGisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.9
Height5' 8"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinMrs Douglas, Dominion Road, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in C Squadron, Legion of Frontiersmen; 2 years in Tauranga Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Annie Douglas, Tauranga
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 346 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20998137