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George William DUGGAN

Regimental number1226
Place of birthEnsay, Victoria
SchoolEnsay State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEnsay, East Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 8.5"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, Michael Duggan, Ensay, East Gippsland, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Training Scheme)
Enlistment date31 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollTrooper
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingWounded near Harbonnieres beyond Villers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death21.11
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Ellen DUGGAN, Ensay, Victoria
Family/military connections2nd Cousin: Lieutenant David Murray LYON, Edinburgh, Scotland.
SourcesNAA: B2455, DUGGAN George William

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