Regimental number | 4530 |
Place of birth | Nagambie, Victoria |
School | Nagambie State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Nagambie, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, John Duggan, Nagambie, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Junior and Senior Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was awarded Military Medal for rescuing wounded under heavy fire and gallantry in field. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Agnes DUGGAN, Nagambie, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |