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Andy Dougall

Andrew William Dougall was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Andrew Dougall
Dougall in 1917
Personal information
Full name Andrew William Dougall
Born (1884-05-22)22 May 1884
Melbourne
Died 11 November 1941(1941-11-11) (aged 57)
Hilton, South Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Position Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1902 Carlton 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Andrew William Dougall (22 May 1884 – 11 November 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).1

Change of name

He enlisted in the first AIF under the name of James Davidson (the reason for this decision has never been explained); and, it seems, he went under that name for the rest of his life.2

Family

The son of Scottish migrants, William Dougall (1855-1929)3 and Mary Dougall (1856-1904), née Mitchell,4 he was born in Melbourne on 22 May 1884.5 He married Rita Isobel Ridley (1894-), née Law (under the name "Andrew William Dougall") in South Australia in 1931.6

One brother, Lieutenant Norman Dougall (1887-1917) — who attended Geelong College (1898-1902), and served in the First AIF, was also awarded the Military Cross in 1917 ("for conspicuus gallantry and devotion to duty") — was killed in action at Bullecourt on 6 May 1917.7

A second brother, Major John Mitchell Dougall (1879-1926), who had served with the 79th Cameron Highlanders in the Boer War, also served in the First AIF.8910

Education

He attended Geelong College.111213 He studied at the University of Melbourne for at least one term.14

Football

He played two First XVIII matches for Carlton Football Club: on 12 July 1902 (round 11), on the wing, against Melbourne, and, in the last of the home-and-away matches for the season, on 2 August 1902 (round 14), in the forward pocket, against Collingwood. He competed as a half-miler for Coburg Harriers for many years.15

Military service

He enlisted in the First AIF, on 30 August 1914; and, among the first to land at Gallipoli in 25 April 1915, he sustained a bullet wound in his right forearm (he was removed to Cairo for treatment, and rejoined his regiment at Gallipoli on 22 June 1915).1617 With the rank of Lieutenant (he was a Temporary Captain), he was awarded the Military Cross in 1919.1819

Death

He died in Hilton, South Australia on 11 November 1941. His death notice identified him as "James Davidson".20

Notes

Notes

  1. Holmesby (2009), p.542
  2. Blueseum. Also, his father's will, completed post-war, stated:
    "To my son, Andrew William Dougall (formerly known as Lieut. James Davidson, M.C., 10 Batt., A.I.F.) is left an annuity of £200." (see Hotels were his one hate in life, The (Rockhampton) Evening News, 13 November 1929), p.7.
  3. Deaths: Dougall, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Tuesday, 10 September 1929), p.10.
  4. Deaths: Dougall, The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, (Wednesday, 5 October 1904), p.894.
  5. De Bolfo, Tony, "Carlton War hero Emerges", CarltonFC.com, 15 June 2011.
  6. Rita Isobel Law married Claude Eli Ridley in August 1911; they were divorced in 1930: see Breaking Point, The (Perth) Truth, (Saturday, 26 December 1925), p.8; August Civil List, The West Australian, (Tuesday, 12 August 1930), p.8; Money Went; and then the wife went too, The (Perth) Truth, Sunday, 17 August 1930), p.6; The Law Courts, The West Australian, (Wednesday, 3 December 1930), p.8; and Single Again, The (Perth) Daily News, (Wednesday, 3 December 1930), p.5.
  7. World War I Service Record: Lieutenant Norman Dougall; Discovering Anzacs: Norman Dougall, National Archives of Australia.
  8. World War I Service Record: Major John Mitchell Dougall.
  9. Discovering Anzacs: John Mitchell Dougall, National Archives of Australia.
  10. Obituary: The Late Mr. J. M. Dougall, The Scone Advocate, (Friday, 7 May 1926), p.2.
  11. Football (Geelong Scotch College vs. Haileybury College), The Geelong Advertiser, (Friday, 19 May 1899), p.3; Sporting Intelligence, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 31 May 1899), p.2; Geelong College Team: Football Champions Victorian Schools Association, 1900, The Australasian, (Saturday, 29 September 1900, p.31.
  12. Matriculation: Country, The Australasian, (Saturday, 30 December 1899), p.36; Geelong College, The Geelong Advertiser, (Thursday, 13 December 1900), p.3.
  13. Geelong College: Distribution of Prizes, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 17 December 1901), p.4.
  14. Results: Chemistry, Part I, The Age, (Saturday, 14 June 1902), p.14.
  15. News and Notes, The Coburg Leader, (Saturday, 4 March 1905), p.1.
  16. World War I Service Record: James Davidson (853), National Archives of Australia.
  17. World War I Nominal Roll; The AIF Project: James Davidson.
  18. Awarded the Military Cross: 2nd Military District, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.61, (Friday, 23 May 1919), p.888.
  19. Personal, The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 12 January 1918), p.31: note that the newspaper report gives his age as 32 years, rather than 34.
  20. Deaths: Davidson, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Wednesday, 12 November 1941), p.14; Funeral Notices: Davidson, The (Adelaide) News, (Tuesday, 12 November 1941), p.6.
References

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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