Basic Details
Surname
Dougall
Forenames
Eric Stuart
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Honours
Victoria Cross
Notes
Eric Dougall gained his VC for his action at Messines (near Ypres), Belgium in 1918, during WWI.
He was awarded his VC on 10 April 1918 and was killed at Kemmel, Belgium on 14 April 1918.
Prior to his war service, Dougall was an Assistant Engineer at the Bombay Port Trust, and there is an officers' residence building named after him (called Dougall House) there.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
A Battery, 88th Brigade
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Acting Captain in the Special Reserve
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Field Artillery
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Acting Captain
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Kemmel
Year of death
1918
Month of death
April
Day of death
14
Age at death
32
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action