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DouglasS2072PrivateFrontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879(King's Own) Royal Lancaster Regiment
DouglasS1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
DouglasS CMidshipmanQSA (1) CC.
Source: QSA medal rolls
HMS Doris
DouglasS E765TrooperServed 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
DouglasS E TprSeverely wounded at Vryheid. 20 May 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 215 line 4
Bethune's Mounted Infantry
DouglasS WCaptainMID 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
DouglasS WLieutenantMID 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
DouglasS W Lieutenant Slightly wounded at Rietfontein. 24 Oct 1899.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 27 line 21
Royal Artillery
DouglasShalto WSource: QSA and KSA medal rolls42nd Battery, RFA
DouglasSholto20613TrooperSource: QSA Medal Rolls3rd Co, 1st Btn, IY
DouglasSholto WilliamLieutenantQSA (2)
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Elandslaagte
42nd Battery, RFA
DouglasSholto WilliamCaptainDOUGLAS, 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
DouglasSholto WilliamLieutenantQSA (2) Eland DoL
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll
42nd Battery, RFA
DouglasT1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls
South Staffordshire Regiment
DouglasT2674Private3rd Battalion
Source: QSA roll
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
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