| Accession Number | P05470 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand coloured black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection relating to the Douglas brothers
Description
Framed hand coloured photographic portraits of three brothers (from left to right): 1800 Private (Pte) Kenneth George Douglas of Erskineville, NSW; 848 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Alan Edward Douglas of Marrickville, NSW; 2879 Lance Sergeant (L Sgt) Gordon Leslie Douglas of Woollahra, NSW. A motor mechanic prior to enlistment, Pte Kenneth Douglas enlisted under the name George Douglass and embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements of the 35th Battalion from Sydney on HMAT Port Sydney on 4th September 1916. After transferring to the 17th Battalion, he was killed in action on 20th September 1917 and was buried in the Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium. L Cpl Alan Douglas was employed as a printer prior to enlistment and embarked from Sydney with C Company, 20th Battalion on HMAT Berrima on 25th June 1915. On 30th July 1916 he was killed in action and was buried in the Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La- Boisselle, France. L Sgt Gordon Douglas, a labourer prior to enlistment embarked as a Private (Pte) with the 6th Reinforcements, 17th Battalion, from Sydney on HMAT Euripides on 2nd November 1915. Later promoted to Lance Sergeant, he was killed in action in France on 15th April 1917. He was buried near where he fell but after the Armistice his grave could not be located and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.