John Reginald DOUGLAS

Regimental number10032
Place of birthDunedin
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinMrs J D Douglas, 47 Nelson Street, South Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements (including Details to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), K Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
Fate17 November 1920
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDunedin Southern Cemetery (Block 4B, Lot 18, Class 2)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret Agnes Douglass (nee Peat); Wife: Ellen Springthorpe Douglass, 7 Loyalty Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 19