Keith Doig

Keith Doig
Personal information
Full name Keith McKeddie Doig
Born (1891-12-18)18 December 1891
Nathalia, Victoria
Died 3 January 1949(1949-01-03) (aged 57)
Lorne
Original team Geelong College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912–1914 University 44 (15)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Keith McKeddie Doig MC (18 December 1891 – 3 January 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The third of the four children of Mitchell Michael Doig (1858–1895), and Henrietta Eliza Doig (1853–1924), née McKeddie, Keith McKeddie Doig was born at Nathalia, Victoria on 18 December 1891.

He married Lewis Maffra "Louie" Grant (1888–1976), the sister of Kerr Grant, at the College Church, Parkville on 31 March 1920. They had four children: Ronald Keith Doig (1921-2006) and William Grant Doig (1922-2011), both of whom also practised of medicine; Jean Grant Doig (1924-2012), later Mrs. George Clifford Gaze, a biochemist; and Alison Grant Doig (1929-), later Mrs. Richard Harcourt, a mathematician.

Education

His school education was at Geelong College, where he was dux of the school and captain of both cricket and football. From there he went to Ormond College at the University of Melbourne and it was a mark of respect for him as a schoolboy that his fees at Ormond were paid by the headmaster of Geelong College.

At University he excelled in both sport and academic life. He captained his cricket and football teams from his second year on and was made a University blue for both sports. He made 44 appearances for University over the period 1912–1914.

After his year of residency at the Royal Melbourne Hospital he entered the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1916 and spent his time in France. He was awarded the Military Cross in the 1918 New Year Honours.

Medical Practice

On returning to civilian life he set up medical practice in Colac in 1920 and married the same year. It was a stimulating practice and he gave it all his vital energy and ability. He continued to be keen on sport, this time in tennis, and he was captain of the winning country week tennis team in 1933.

Death

During World War II, the shortage of medical men in the country areas took toll on his health. He suffered his first heart attack in 1948 and his second fatal one in 1949.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014).
  2. ↑ Deaths: Doig, The Argus, Friday, 16 August 1895), p. 1.
  3. ↑ Obituary: Death of Mr. Doig, The Numurkah Leader, (thursday, 15 August 1895), p. 3.
  4. ↑ Funeral of Mr. M. Doig, The Nathalia Herald and Picola, Narioka, Kotupna and Moira Advertiser, (Friday, 16 August 1895), p. 2.
  5. ↑ "In Memoriam": Sermon by the Rev. R.W. Rock, The Nathalia Herald and Picola, Narioka, Kotupna and Moira Advertiser, (Tuesday, 20 August 1895), p. 2.
  6. ↑ Marriage: Doig—McKeddie, The Nathalia Herald and Picola, Narioka, Kotupna and Moira Advertiser, (Friday, 25 April 1884), p. 2.
  7. ↑ Deaths: Doig, The Argus, Wednesday, 3 December 1924), p. 11.
  8. ↑ Obituary: Mrs. H.E. Doig, The Nathalia Herald and Picola, Narioka, Kotupna and Moira Advertiser, (Tuesday, 9 December 1924), p. 2.
  9. ↑ Coroner Complains: No Medical Evidence at Inquest, The Herald, (Wednesday,10 December 1924), p. 16.
  10. ↑ Births: Doig, The Argus, (Thursday, 24 December 1891), p. 1.
  11. ↑ The second of the Doig's four children, Henrietta Corner Doig, died in 1890, aged 5 years and 3 months (Death: Doig, The Nathalia Herald and Picola, Narioka, Kotupna and Moira Advertiser, (Thursday, 12 June 1890), p. 2)
  12. ↑ Marriages: Doig—Grant, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 May 1920), p. 11.
  13. ↑ Deaths: Doig, The Age, (Saturday, 14 August 1976), p. 140.
  14. 1 2 Obituary: Keith McKeddie Doig, The Medical Journal of Australia, Vol.1, No.12, (19 March 1949), pp.394-395.
  15. ↑ Graduated Master of Science (M.Sc.) from the University of Melbourne on 6 April 1946 (The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 6 April 1946), p. 5).
  16. ↑ Graduated Bachelor of Arts (Honors) (B.A. (Hons.)) from the University of Melbourne on 15 April 1950 (The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 15 April 1950), p. 8).
  17. ↑ "Geelong College". The Age. Melbourne. 18 December 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 19 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ↑ The Geelong College Heritage Guide.
  19. ↑ The University Team, The Leader, (Saturday, 4 May 1912), p.29.
  20. ↑ "Keith Doig – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  21. ↑ Deaths: Doig, The Argus, (Wednesday, 5 January 1949), p. 9.
  22. ↑ Unveils bust of Colac doctor, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Thursday, 5 January 1950), p. 16.

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