ANZAC Day – Our ANZAC: David James Cairns DOIG
Using the UNSW’S website: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/index.html the school has recently discovered that David James Cairns DOIG resided at 180 O’Hea Road (Street) in 1918. His service records are found below. We encourage all families to search for ancestors who may have served in this and other conflicts.
The link below is of a map constructed by the school using data from the above site of all the men who enlisted from the Coburg area during World War I. You may be living in a house or on a site with a connection to an ANZAC. Please note that there are approximately another 50 men or women who have not been pinned to this map as there was no specific street address in their records.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zKNVfGmGJ2f4.kNxaMCmvdpGY
Lest We Forget.
David James Cairns DOIG
Regimental number |
61964 |
Religion |
Presbyterian |
Occupation |
Farmer |
Address |
O'Hea Road, Coburg, Victoria |
Marital status |
Single |
Age at embarkation |
20 |
Next of kin |
Mother, Mrs A Doig, 180 O'Hea Road, Coburg, Victoria |
Enlistment date |
4 July 1918 |
Rank on enlistment |
Private |
Unit name |
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AWM Embarkation Roll number |
23/111/3 |
Embarkation details |
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Zealandic on 5 October 1918 |
Rank from Nominal Roll |
Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll |
22nd Battalion |
Fate |
Returned to Australia 22 July 1919 |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) |
*Stated to be David James Doig on NR |