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B36P13 Douds

April 27th, 2011 by Alexandra

Private DOUDS, John 12/1193 [family memorial]

Photograph taken 20 February 2011

In loving memory of

James

Beloved husband of

Margaret DOUDS

Died 16^th November 1918

Aged 75 years

“Until the day break and the shadows flee away”

Also

Margaret

Beloved wife of above

Died 6^th March 1921

Aged 74 years

Also

Pte John DOUDS

Eldest son of above

Killed on Gallipolli [sic] 25^th April 1915

Aged 40 years

James

Block 36 Plot 13

Occu: Retired farmer

Born: Ireland and 56 years in NZ at time of death

Margaret

Block 36 Plot 13

Born: Ireland and 53 years in NZ at time of death

John

Auckland Battalion

Listed as widowed in Cenotaph database.

Late wife named as Madeline in CWG record.

[There is a Madeline A DOUDS who died 16 December 1903 aged 21 in Block 43 Plot 67 at Linwood Cemetery]

His Cenotaph database record:

http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/4100.detail?Ordinal=1&c_surname_search=doud&c_firstname_search=john

His Commonwealth War Graves Commission record:

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=720071

His military records are digitised and available to read online:

http://www.archives.govt.nz/digitalarchive/archives:21936

Mentioned on nzhistory.net.nz site:

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/anzac-day/fatalities

Listed as missing [note name written as DONDS]

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 141, 16 June 1915, Page 3

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19150616.2.17&srpos=2&e=——-10–1—-0121193–

Listed as killed in action

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 22, 27 January 1916, Page 7

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19160127.2.58.1&srpos=3&e=——-10–1—-0121193–

with thanks to Sarndra Lees