Lives of the First World War

Studio portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) Stanley Robert McDougall VC MM, 47th Battalion. Sgt McDougall was awarded the Victoria Cross for 'most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when the enemy attacked' on 28 March 1918 at Dernacourt, France. Sgt McDougall realised that the enemy had entered the line and charged the second wave of the enemy as they tried to enter the line. He succeded in stopping the second wave, at which point he attacked the enemy that already gained entry, killing many and enabling the capture of thirty three prisoners, thus stopping their advance. Eight days later he repelled another enemy attack in the same spot, for which he was awarded the Military Medal. He returned to Australia and was discharged on 15 December 1918.

Studio portrait of 4061 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Stanley Robert McDougall, 12th Reinforcements, 15th Battalion, of Recherche, Tas. LCpl McDougall enlisted on 30 August 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Suffolk on 30 November 1915. He was later promoted to a Sergeant (Sgt) and transferred to the 47th Battalion. Sgt McDougall was awarded the Victoria Cross on 3 May 1918 for "most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when the enemy attacked" on 28 March 1918 at Dernacourt, France. Sgt McDougall realised that the enemy had entered the line and charged the second wave of the enemy as they tried to enter the line. He succeded in stopping the second wave, at which point he attacked the enemy that already gained entry, killing many and enabling the capture of thirty three prisoners, thus stopping their advance. Eight days later he repelled another enemy attack in the same spot, for which he was awarded the Military Medal. Sgt McDougall returned to Australia on 24 August 1918.

VICTORIA CROSS WINNERS FROM THE BOER WAR AND WORLD WAR 1 WHO GATHERED TO MARCH IN THE SYDNEY ANZAC DAY PARADE. BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT (LIEUT.) J. ROGERS, SERGEANT (SGT) R. R. INWOOD, BRIGADIER A. S. BLACKBURN, SGT J. W. WHITTLE, SGT S. R. MCDOUGALL, MAJOR E. T. TOWNER, CAPTAIN (CAPT) A. C. BORELLA, CAPT. G. M. INGRAM, STAFF SERGEANT (S.SGT) W. PEELER, LIEUT. J. J. DWYER, CAPT J. HAMILTON, PRIVATE J. CARROLL, S.SGT G. J. HOWELL. FRONT ROW: SGT H. DALZIEL, MAJOR W. RUTHVEN, LIEUT. C. W. K. SADLIER, CAPT G. CARTWRIGHT, PTE J. P. WOODS, SGT T. CALDWELL, MAJOR W. D. JOYNT, SGT P. C. STATTON, SGT A. D. LOWERSON, SGT T. L. AXFORD.

Sydney, NSW. 1938-04-23. A group portrait of Victoria Cross recipients who were invited to Sydney by the United Licensed Victuallers Association (ULVA) to march as a group in the 1938 Sydney Anzac Day march. This gesture by the ULVA was part of the Australian sesquicentennial (150 years) celebrations. The photograph was taken on the roof of the ULVA headquarters at 12 O'Connell Street, Sydney. Left to right: A. D. Lowerson VC, A. C. Borella VC MM, W. Peeler VC, S. R. McDougall VC MM, G. M. Ingram VC MM, W. E. Brown VC DCM, C. W. K. Sadlier VC, H. Dalziel VC, W. Ruthven VC, J. Rogers VC (Boer War), J. P. Woods VC (in front), T. J. B. Kenny VC. (See 044956 for the other image to complete the group shot) (See P01880.001 for the composite image) (See 044844 for a group photograph of the men taken on Anzac Day before the march)

Port Melbourne, Vic. 1918. Australian Victoria Cross winners from World War 1 invited by the Prime Minister of Australia, The Honourable W. M. Hughes, to return home to assist in a recruiting campaign. The photograph was taken as the ship HMAT Medic was berthing. The identified men are, from the left; front row, 506 Sergeant R. R. Inwood, 10th Infantry Battalion; 4061 Sergeant S. R. McDougall, 48th Infantry Battalion; second row not identified; third row, 2060 Lieutenant J. J. Dwyer, 4th Machine Gun Company; 958 Lieutenant L. Keysor, 42nd Infantry Battalion; 1946 Lieutenant W. Ruthven, 22nd Infantry Battalion; back row, 114 Sergeant W. Peeler, 3rd Pioneer Battalion; 4195 Corporal T. J. B. Kenny, 2nd Infantry Battalion; 2902 Sergeant J. W. Whittle, 12th Infantry Battalion; 2389 Corporal J. C. Jensen, 50th Infantry Battalion; 1804 Private J. Carroll, 33rd Infantry Battalion.