| Rank | 2nd/Lt. |
| Service # | 33053 |
| Unit # | CAMC, Royal Flying Corps. |
| 24th Reg. | Yes |
| Resident | Chatham |
Private Doughty went overseas in Sept. 1914 with the 1st Contingent C.A.M.C. proceeding to France four months later.
He gained promotion until he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant, and at the Battle of the Somme was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.
After the engagement at Vimy Ridge he was granted commission, going to England for training where he transferred to the Royal Air Force, Oct. 5, 1917.
With the rank of Lieutenant he returned to France Apr. 3, 1918, but was killed in action Apr. 14.
Second – Lieut., “Teddy” M. M. Edward had spent three years of active service in France with the Canadian Infantry M.M. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Doughty of 87 Raleigh Street, Chatham, ON.
After three he had made the supreme sacrifice while serving in the Royal Flying Corps which he had recently become attached. “Deeply regret to inform you that Second Lieut. was reported to have been killed in action April 14th, 1918. The Air Council express their sympathy – Secretary, Air Ministry.”
Although only twenty-two years of age he distinguished career in the British forces. He had participated in all of the big battles in the Canadian fought until Vimy Ridge in 1917. It was the battle of the Somme that Private on the field of battle winning the coveted Military Medal which his parents now have.
After the battle of Vimy Ridge he returned to England to take a “Field officers course” he subsequently transferred to the Royal Air Service. It was during a flight with a English town dropping bombs he had the his fortune of falling his machine during the scrap at of 300 feet. He was slightly injured and confined to an English hospital for a month.
He was awarded for conspicuous bravery on the Somme in 1916 he was awarded the Military Medal .
On 3/04/18 Lieut. Doughty on his 22nd birthday. He joined a flight to France to join a flying squadron where was Killed in Action. From E. F. Jarvis- Deputy Minister of militia and defense – Reported that this young man was popular in the Chatham area. With further reference to your telegraph “Second Lieut. E. A. Doughty, general list, No. 4 Squadron, R.A.F., was KILLED on 14 APRIL1918, in an aeroplane accident in France.
The letter further states that only details available regarding the death of the officer is that the machine in which he was flying at the time nose divided as it was it was leaving the aerodome and crashed both pilot and observer being killed.
A former Boy Scout he was given a tribute of 175 Scouts who gathered in the Armory to pay tribute to his service of Flight Lieut. Albert Edward Doughty M.M., while serving in the Royal Flying Corps 14/04 /17.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Cenotaph | Chatham and Kent County Cenotaph - Chatham |
| Awards | MM |
| Sources | Chatham Daily Planet (09-09-1915), Chatham Daily Planet (20-04-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (21-04-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (22-04-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (04-05-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (10-06-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919) |
| Supplemental Information | Father: Pte. A. E. Doughty, Chatham Mother: Mrs. Ada Doughty |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Eye Colour | blue |
| Age | 18 |
| Complexion | fair |
| Hair | brown |
| Race | white |
| Birthplace | England |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Last Place of Employment | Sullivan's Drug Store, Chatham |
| Marital Status | single |
| When Enlisted | Sept. 19, 1914 |
| Where Enlisted | Chatham, Ontario |
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