Hamilton-Johnston, Douglas Charles, eldest son of Augustus Hamilton:Johnston, of Chelsea, by Bessie, daughter of Major-Gen. Patrick Robertson-Ross, C. B., of Glenmoidart, Inverness-shire; b. May 20, 1889; adm. from Charterhouse Sept. 22, 1904 (G); left July 1906; matric. at London Univ. and afterwards went to Frankfurt; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1908; 2nd Lieut. 2nd Batt. the Black Watch (the Royal Highlanders) Feb. 24, 1909; Lieut. Feb. 14, 1912; Capt. Feb. 25, 1915; temp. Major Jan. 7, 1916; arrived with his batt. from India at the western front in Oct. 1914; wounded in Dec. 1914, and again in May 1915; was invalided home after the second casualty; returned to the western front in Nov. following, and at the end of the month went with his batt. to Mesopotamia; mentioned in despatches L. G. Dec. 1, 1916; killed in action at El Shaad, Mesopotamia, while leading his batt. against the Turks Jan. 21, 1916; unm.
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First World War (1914-1918)
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