William James Doubell

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William James Doubell

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Death: September 20, 1917 (17-26)
Battle of Menin Rd, Ypres, France
Place of Burial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
Immediate Family:

Son of William James Doubell (Willem Jacobus Doubell) and Helena Elizabeth Doubell
Brother of Anna Charlotte Doubell; Robert James Doubell; Johanna Wilhelmina Gouws; Martha Elizabeth Doubell and Elizabeth Catharine Doubell

Occupation: Railway Fireman
Managed by: Sharon Doubell Away Having an Op
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About William James Doubell

Source: Pte William James Doubell's 1917 Estate Papers; Depot: KAB; Source: MOOC; Vol. No.: 6/9/997; Ref. No.: 3601; and FamilySearch.org


Service Details

  • Name: DOUBELL
  • Given Name: WILLIAM JAMES
  • Initials: W J
  • Service No: 12649
  • Rank: Private
  • Regiment: South African Infantry
  • Unit: 1st Regt.
  • Date of Death: 1917-09-20
  • Cause of Death: Killed in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road)

Additional Information:

  • Son of William James Doubell, of Nauwport Junction, Cape Province

Commemoration

  • Country: Belgium
  • Locality: Ieper, West-Vlaanderen
  • Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
  • Grave Reference: Panel 15 - 16 and 16A.
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William James Doubell's Timeline

1895
1895
Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1917
September 20, 1917
Age 22
Battle of Menin Rd, Ypres, France
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Ypres Menin Gate Memorial