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Herbert Douglas Digby 1903 - 1911

Herbert Douglas Digby of Bass Coast Shire County, VIC Australia was born on March 1, 1903 in Rutherglen, Indigo Shire County to Jean Adie (Auld) Digby and Frederick Charles Digby. He had siblings Eva Annie (Digby) Watson, Emily Young (Digby) Worsey, and Frederick Auld Digby. Herbert Digby died at age 8 years old on July 12, 1911 at Wonthaggi, in Bass Coast Shire County.
Herbert Douglas Digby
Herbert Douglas "Bertie" Digby
Wonthaggi in Bass Coast Shire County, VIC Australia
March 1, 1903
Rutherglen, Indigo Shire County, VIC, 3685, Australia
July 12, 1911
Wonthaggi, in Bass Coast Shire County, VIC, Australia
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  • Introduction

    The Age, Melbourne. 12th July 1912. IN MEMORIAM. DIGBY. - In loving memory of our dear little, Bertie, youngest son of Mrs. G. and F. Digby, of Wonthaggi, who died 12th July,1911. - I want thee now to lay thine head And weep upon My breast; To me thou may'st tell all, my child, And find in Me thy rest.
  • 03/1
    1903

    Birthday

    March 1, 1903
    Birthdate
    Rutherglen, Indigo Shire County, VIC 3685, Australia
    Birthplace
  • 07/12
    1911

    Death

    July 12, 1911
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Wonthaggi, in Bass Coast Shire County, VIC Australia
    Death location
  • Obituary

    The Age, Melbourne. 15th July 1911. DIGBY. - On the 12th July ( suddenly ), at Wonthaggi, after a painful illness, Herbert Douglas Digby ( Bert.) - O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The reaper came that day; "Twas an angel visited the green earth, And took our flower away.
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In 1903, in the year that Herbert Douglas Digby was born, the book The Souls of Black Folk, written by W. E. B. Du Bois, was published. Containing several essays on the African-American experience in America, much of the book was based on Du Bois' own life. The book was one of the very early works in the science of sociology.
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In 1910, he was merely 7 years old when the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."
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