Service Details
Name:
 DOUGLAS
Given Name:
 IAN VICTOR
Initials:
 I V
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Royal Garrison Artillery
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Unit:
 160th Siege Bty.
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Date of Death:
 1917-10-25
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Date of Birth:
 1897-09-19
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at an observation post, taking a bearing on the flash of an enemy gun
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 22 March 1918 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He brought his section into action in support of an infantry assault, and working with a reduced detachment he continued in action until his task was completed under most intense fire. The coolness and contempt of danger which he displayed were a splendid example to his men."
Additional
Information:
Son of Isa T. Douglas, of Liberton, Edinburgh, and the late Dr. Thomas Douglas. Born Stoneshiel Hall, Reston, Berwickshire. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Commemoration
Country:
 Belgium
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Locality:
 Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
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Cemetery:
 VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURES No.1 and No.2
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Grave Reference:
 I. K. 6.

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