edward,vincent duggan

[mack]

5823 Edward,vincent duggan.
Previous 3 1/4 yrs service with RFA & RHA and 4 1/2 yrs Royal Navy / Marines Musisican.
13th battalion
Enlisted 16/9/1914
Appointed A/Sgt and demoted to Pte for discplinary issues.
BEF 7/9/1915-27/10/1915
MEF Salonika 28/10/1915-20/5/1918
Home 21/5/1918
8 laurie place,whitehall st,rochdale
musician
wife jane
discharged 17-7-18 with stomach cancer 100% Disablement
died 25-1-19
age 31
buried Rochdale cemetery.plot 568C
his grave is just a weed covered patch

[Tim Bell]

See https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/278182-possible-iftc/?tab=comments#comment-2840847
I am told someone else is seeking the DC.
Edward died from Malignant Disease of Stomach, aggravated by service.
Jane and 2 children 1909 & 13 lived at 13 Laurie Pl, Rochdale.

[Tim Bell]

DC and Burial record have been submitted by IFCP.
There is no Headstone and I have contact with a family member.

[Tim Bell]

Edward Duggan was approved for commemoration today.
Awaiting adoption of burial at Rochdale Cemetery
Credit also Ralph Davidson

[Tim Bell]

Burial adopted 04/10/2025.