Edward Hugh Valentine DOUGLASS

Regimental number7/2249
Place of birthPalmerston North
OccupationButcher
Height5' 6"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A N Douglass, 158 Tasman Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the 12th Nelson Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 November 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Cyclists' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
Fate20 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTe Kuiti Old Public Cemetery (Block I, Grave No 98)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Alfred and Ada Douglass, 189 Hanson Street, Wellington
Discharge date7 December 1917
Other details

War service: enlisted 23 December 1914; discharged, 23 January 1915: underage.

Re-enlisted, 17 November 1915.

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Accidentally injured, Egypt (broken ankles, knee: no further details recorded).

Marched in to Sling Camp, England, 17 September 1916, and posted to Otago Company, 3rd Reserve Bn.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 18 October 1916, and posted to 10th Company.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 January 1917 (mumps), and transferred same day to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 19 January 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 15 February 1917.

Found guilty, 27 February 1917, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call, 8.20 pm, 25 February: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Attached to NZ Working Bn, 12 March 1917.

Found guilty, 24 March 1917, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call, 23 March 1917: forfeited 5 days' pay.

Found guilty, 24 March 1917, of being absent without leave from 8.30 pm Tattoo Roll Call, 20 March 1917: forfeited 3 days' pay.

Found guilty, 9 April 1917, of being absent from 8.45 pm parade, 7 April 1917: forfeited 3 days' pay.

Rejoined Bn from attachment, 15 April 1917.

Found guilty, 8 May 1917, of falling out of the line of march, 6 May 1917: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2, and deprived of 28 days' full pay.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, chest), and admitted to 77th Field Ambulance; transferred same day to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station,; to 35th General Hospital, Calais, 8 June 1917; to England, 9 June 1917, and admitted same day to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst.

Listed as 'unfit' by Medical Board, 6 July 1917, and placed on NZ Roll.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Rimutaka', 12 August 1917; discharged, 7 December 1917.

Certificate of Character on Discharge: 'Fair: This soldier has been somewhat impatient of discipline and his Record does not warrant a Good Character. His offences have been of a military nature and are not considered prejudicial to his character in civil life.'

Total war service: 2 years 21 days (of which 1 year 119 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 November 1918 Ois Pis (influenza)
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 2
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805