John Joseph (Jack) DUGGAN

DUGGAN, John Joseph

Service Number: 12997
Enlisted: 14 April 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Field Ambulance
Born: Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town: St Leonards, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Marist Brothers School, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Died of Wounds, Paschendale, Belgium, 14 October 1917
Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Plot XXI. Row F. Grave 9. Personal Inscription: - "HE DIED AS HE LIVED, NOBLY".
Memorials: Lane Cove Great War Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

14 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12997, 9th Field Ambulance
Date unknown: Involvement Private, 12997, 9th Field Ambulance

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Biography contributed by Dianne Black

Parents: - John (Jack) Joseph Duggan and Ethel Dora Solly-Flood married 27th January 1891 in Crossabeg, County of  Wexford, Ireland.

Died at a 10th Casualty Clearing Station (Field Hospital) from shrapnel wounds to the thigh received on the Menin Road while serving as a medic during the 3rd "Battle of Ypres".