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Stephen John DOUDICAN
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- Stephen John DOUDICAN died 28th August 1942 aged 46. He is at rest with his sister, Gertrude, in the Catholic Churchyard of St John the Baptist, Castle Hill,Alton, Staffs.
He was the son of Patrick Joseph Doudican and Mary Prudence nee Milward.
Some notes from what remains of his army record.
He joined up on the 29th November 1915 aged 19 years and 9 months and was posted as Private 6181 into the 4th Connaught Rangers at Galway, Ireland. He was living at Castle Hill, Alton, Staffordshire and was by occupation a domestic servant. on the 10th April 1916 he was transferred into the Machine Gun Corps as Private 6220.
He was promoted to Lance Corporal on the 1st May 1916 and on the 18th June 1916 he embarked Folkstone and disembarked at Boulogne, France the same day and he marched into Base Depot at Camiers to await his dispersal to his unit. On the 4th July 1916 he joined the 11th Company in the field.
On the 25th December 1916 he was admitted into XV CRS, (15th Camp Reception Station, Royal Army Medical Corps) with I.T.C. left leg. (Internal Cruciate Tear) Torn ligament in the knee joint, which is very painful. He was transferred to same day to 6th General Hospital, Rouen.
He was transferred to England on Hospital Ship, Gloucester Castle on the 4th March 1917 On the 6th March he was admitted into East Leeds War Hospital and was discharged on the 2nd June 1917 fit for duty.
On the 28th June 1917 he was admitted into Clipstone Camp Hospital with scabies and was discharged fit for duty on the 2nd August 1917. Once again he was drafted to France and he embarked from Folkstone on the 29th March 1918 and disembarked at Boulogne the same day. and marched into Base Depot at Camiers to await dispersal to his unit. He joined the 2nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps on the 27th April 1918 He reverted at his own request back to Private on the 21st June 1918, and it may have been at this time when he was allotted a new army number, 31405.
The same day he was appointed Company Artificer, taking over from Private 544404 H Potter who was leaving for England. After the end of hostilities he volunteered for one year service with the army of occupation and was posted from the 2nd to the 29th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps on the 31st March 1919.
He was on leave to England from 4th April 1919 to the 19th April 1919. On the 23rd June 1919 he was in Cologne where he was charged for being drunk in a cafe during prohibited hours.
He received 21 day Field Punishment No 2. He was admitted into hospital on the 11th November 1916, discharged and rejoined his company on the 28th November 1919. His illness was not stated.
He was prior to his dispersal to England at a concentration camp on the 16th February 1920. On the 22nd February 1920 he was transferred to Class Z Army Reserve on Demobilization to his home at Castle Hill, Alton.
He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
