Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: James Doak

Ancestor's date of birth: 08/04/1882

Ancestor's date of death: 1954

Cause of Death: Not Known

Service Number: 1741

Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided

Unit: E Troop, 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles

Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: On enlistment

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): PTE, Date Effective: 14/12/1915

Murray Page: 136

Contingent: Fifth New South Wales

Ship: British Princess, Date of Sailing: 21/03/1901

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Awards/Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps, 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Personal Characteristics: Height: 1.7 m, weight: 66.7 kg

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: April 1901 - April 1902 in Free State and East Transvaal including Boer breakthrough at Langverwacht (24 February 1901).

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia 3 June 1902. By 1915 was married to Elizabeth and working in Manila NSW as a Fettler with sons Edward and John. Joined the AIF 14 December 1915 as No 57 Private, 1^st Battalion. Was wounded in action on 1 January 1917. Returned to Australia 4 August 1917 medically unfit and was granted a TPI war pension.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Alan William Doak, Port Macquarie NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grandson

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