Person
DUBOIS, A. J.
- Author
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Mike O'Brien
- Family name
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DUBOIS
- Given names
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A. J.
- Gender
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Male
East Melbourne addresses
1916
179 Gipps Street
, East Melbourne - Military service
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WW1
- Rank
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Captain
- Military units
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Middlesex Regiment
Biographical notes
Wounded in action (twice); eldest son of Monsieur and Madame Dubois, 179 Gipps Street, East Melbourne, again seriously wounded in France, and in hospital at Boulogne suffering from multiple gun shot and amputation of left leg Capt Dubois, who also fought in the South African war, is a native of Australia
Captain Dubois was born in Walhalla. He fought in the Boer War then worked in Malaysia, then went to France to fight in the First World War. He settled in the UK and is buried in Longden, Shropshire.
Acknowledgments
Chris J Dubois (grandson), email 6 Jan 2014.