| BORN | 28th August 1920 in Old Stratford |
| LIVED | "St Clair" Deanshanger Road Old Stratford |
| Death | H.M.S. Culver - he died, off the coast of Ireland, when his ship broke in two and sank in less than a minute Saturday 31st January 1942 - there is an account of the incident at Ahoy - Mac's Web Log |
| Buried | No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 66, Column 1 |
| Rank & Regiment | Ordinary Seaman P/JX 275706 |
| Father | Eli Ratcliffe, b 1871, Potterspury |
| Mother | Alice Mary Wootton b 1879, Chelsea |
| Notes | Douglas is also remembered on the Old Stratford memorial. He was one of 9 children. His father worked for E & H Roberts |
