Lieutenant William Alexander Dougan

Regiment/Unit: Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) - 29th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: Originally enlisted at St Helens 01/04/1908 as 547, South Lancs Regt, 5th Bn.

Age at death: 25
Date of death: 27th of September 1916 (Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Burial / Memorial: Courcelette British Cemetery - X. F. 9.

Family details:
Son of William and Elizabeth Dougan, of Hill End Lodge, Mottram, Manchester, England. Native of St. Helens, England. Next of Kin; Mrs Elizabeth Dougan, 38 Mill Street, St Helens, Lancs.England.

Census details:
1891 - 6 months old William is living at 62 Hamer Street, St Helens with parents William (32), Elizabeth (30) and three siblings: Mary Jessie (7), Janet C (5), Elizabeth E (3). Lodging at the address are Thomas T Adams (21), George Morrison (23), William D Sketet (21). 1910 Canadian Census - Age: 20 departed Liverpool, England. Age: 20; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Lodger 1911 Age: 21 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=23]Remembered on the Tolver Street Presbyterian War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Dougan_WA.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/DouganWA_CEF.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/540wd1.png[/pic] [caption]The Battalion War Diary reporting the action after which Lt Dougan was reported as Missing[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/WA_Dougan_Canadian.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lt William A Dougan at Courcelette British Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Richard Houghton.)[/caption]