DUGGAN, Micheal Andrew
(Service number 7/40)
Back: Rainey, G; Frost, R; Julian, W; Cochrane, John; Tennant, John; Cochrane, James; Nichol N; Cameron, C; Robins; Rickman, E A; ?
3rd R: McKenzie, J (alexander John); Duggan, M; Tobin ,J; Tavendale, W; Campbell, J; Gynes; Hodgson, J; McKenzie, R S (Percy?); Samuels, H [actually Henry Samuel Miniss]; Copland; Fitzharris, P; Gill, J
2nd R: Fraser; Whitta, J H; Carr, J; Manchester, A R; Wain, P J; Finlay, John; Bailey, G C; Sloan, P; Bell, N; Menzies, W; Spencer, E; Ryan, E
Front: McGrath, W; Keane, T; Wall, T; Hunt; ?; Hogan, H (Courtesy of Waimate Museum & Archives, P2183 )
Design prepared by the inmates of a Convalescent Home at Woodcote Park, Epsom, Surrey. Back row (from left): Lance-corporal Coulter (Otago), Trooper Class (Auckland) Trooper Kerwin (Otago), Trooper P. O'Callaghan (Southland). Front row: Trooper A. Wood, Corporal Lucas (Otago), Teuta (Maori Contingent), Trooper M. Duggan (Wray’s Bush, Southland). (Courtesy of Papers Past at http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ )
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 03/03/1905 | Place of Birth | Clinton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 August 1914 | Age | 24 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Engine Driver | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Duggan, Knapdale Post-office, via Gore, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | |||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
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| Service Medals | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 23 November 1965 | Age | 75 |
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| Place of Death | Napier | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Wharerangi Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | St Patrick's (Waimate) Memorial list (June 2015) | ||
Biographical Notes
Michael was the fifth child (and third son) of James & Bridget Duggan, born at Popotunoa (the former name for Clinton). Michael's birth was registered under the surname "Dugan" with NZ Births, Deaths, and Marriages in 1889, despite his service records recording his birth as 29 July 1890.
The Otago Witness reported that Michael was wounded in 1915, noting that: "Trooper M. A. Duggan, of the Eighth Regiment, South Canterbury Mounted Rifles, is the third son of Mrs Duggan, Knapdale, and is 24 years of age. Prior to his departure with the Main Expeditionary Force, he resided in the Waimate district, where he followed the occupation of engine-driver. Trooper Duggan was wounded in the knee on July 26."
After the war Michael married Freda Thistle Wallace after the war in 1930.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database (May 2015); Archives New Zealand SCRoll web submission from T Connolly, 6 January 2022; New Zealand BDM Historical Records [7 January 2022]; Otago Witness 1 September 1915, courtesy of Papers Past at http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ [12 January 2022]
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