Sergeant

Andrew McFadyen Douglas

MM, MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Served in France 1916-1918. Son of James Sandilands and Agnes Fortune Douglas.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

His Military Medal, awarded  for gallantry in WW1, does not show on his headstone. Embarkation details shown are for WW1.

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
822253
Name:
Andrew McFadyen Douglas
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
20 August 1888
Place of Birth:
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
James S Douglas (son), 17 Gladstone Road, Dunedin
Religion:
Methodist
Date of Enlistment:
26 September 1940
Place of Enlistment: 
Dunedin, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Widower
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plumber
Unit:
New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
15 February 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
55
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
5. 38.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Andrew McFadyen Douglas
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