DIGAN, Daniel
| Service Number: | 4798 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tullamore, Ireland, May 1874 |
| Home Town: | Dardanup, Dardanup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War Service related , East Perth, Western Australia, 2 April 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4798, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4798, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1919: | Involvement Private, 4798, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4798 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-04-02 |
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Daniel Digan (1874-1919) was a soldier born in Tullamore, Ireland who served in the 48th battalion. Digan had originally signed up to serve in the Australian army on the 5th of December, 1915. He was put out of commission in 1917 after being shot in the face at Messines and losing his sight in both eyes. He was deemed unfit for general and home service. Though how exactly he died is unknown, it is presumed he died of infection despite having two healthy eye sockets. Daniel Digan was unmarried and had no children, and worked as a labourer before he went to the war. Digan was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Perth by his sister who may have engraved his tombstone. Daniel was presumed to have lived in East Perth after serving.
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