Douglas | S | 2072 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | (King's Own) Royal Lancaster Regiment |
Douglas | S | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
Douglas | S C | | Midshipman | QSA (1) CC.
Source: QSA medal rolls | HMS Doris |
Douglas | S E | 765 | Trooper | Served 20 Feb 00 to 30 Sep 01 NOK: Mrs E Douglas PO Johannesburg. W.D.D Scheepers nek trans depot for discharge 30th Sept 01 Pension 1/6 day 28/11/01, 12 mos conditional
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Bethune's Mounted Infantry |
Douglas | S E | | Tpr | Severely wounded at Vryheid. 20 May 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 215 line 4 | Bethune's Mounted Infantry |
Douglas | S W | | Captain | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5931. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Royal Artillery |
Douglas | S W | | Lieutenant | MID LG: 8 February 1901, page: 930. Source: Lieutenant General White. 23 March 1900. Re: Ladysmith
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Royal Field Artillery |
Douglas | S W | | Lieutenant | Slightly wounded at Rietfontein. 24 Oct 1899.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 27 line 21 | Royal Artillery |
Douglas | Shalto W | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 42nd Battery, RFA |
Douglas | Sholto | 20613 | Trooper | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 3rd Co, 1st Btn, IY |
Douglas | Sholto William | | Lieutenant | QSA (2)
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Elandslaagte | 42nd Battery, RFA |
Douglas | Sholto William | | Captain | DOUGLAS, SHOLTO WILLIAM, Captain, was born 11 October 1870, son of Major G M Douglas, 33rd Regiment. He entered the Royal Artillery 25 July 1890; became Lieutenant 25 July 1893, and Captain 13 February 1900. He served in the South African War, 1899-1900, and was present at operations in Natal in 1899, including actions at Elandslaagte, Rietfontein (slightly wounded and horse shot) and Lombard's Kop. He took part also in the Defence of Ladysmith, including the action of 6 January 1900. Captain Douglas was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 8 February and 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Sholto William Douglas, Captain, Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented to him by the King 21 October 1901. He passed the Staff College; was Orderly Officer, 4th Class, 31 March 1903 to 14 April 1904; Assistant Experimental Officer, Army Ordnance Department, 15 April, 1904 to 2 February 1905; Army Ordnance Department, 3 February to 21 August 1905; Staff Captain, Headquarters of Army, 22 August 1905 to 18 February 1908; was promoted to Major 6 March, 1908; retired from the Royal Artillery 16 December 1911. He was appointed Chief Constable, Metropolitan Police, 1910, and Chief Constable, The Lothians and Peeblesshire, in 1914. Major Douglas married, in 1901, Grace Catherine, daughter of Sir James Wolfe Murray, KCB, and Arabella (who died in 1900), daughter of W Bray.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Royal Artillery |
Douglas | Sholto William | | Lieutenant | QSA (2) Eland DoL
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll | 42nd Battery, RFA |
Douglas | T | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South Staffordshire Regiment |
Douglas | T | 2674 | Private | 3rd Battalion
Source: QSA roll | Loyal North Lancashire Regiment |
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