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Rflmn. Cornelius Duggan
British Army 3rd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Anagry, Co. Donegal.
(d.29th April 1916)
Rifleman Duggan was the son of Bridget Duggan of Calhane, Anagry, Co. Donegal.
He was 23 when he died and is buried in the Other Ranks part of the Kilmainham (Royal Hospital), Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland.
Pte. Maurice Duggan
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
(d.7th June 1917)
Private Maurice Duggan Service No. 11252 of the 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, 47th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division was born in Kill, Co. Waterford to Thomas & Johanna Duggan. He lived in Bonmahon, Co. Waterford and when he enlisted to fight in the Great War in Waterford City he was still single. According to official records, Maurice Duggan was 19 years of age when he died of wounds on the 7th June 1917 at the start of the Battle of Messines. It is thought that he was about 17 years old when he enlisted. The 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was formed at Clonmel on 6th September 1914 as part of the second 100,000 troops, generally known as "K2", required by Lord Kitchener. It was attached to the 47th Brigade and to the 16th (Irish) Division. In order to bring it up to its Battalion strength of 1000, it was joined in March 1915 by a company (250) of the Guernsey Militia.It was based at Fermoy until September 1915 from where it was moved to Aldershot in Hampshire.The Battalion was then mobilised and arrived in Le Havre, France in December 1915.
During the Battle of the Somme (July - November 1916) the Battalion gained the reputation of being a formidable fighting unit. It saw action near Guillemont on 3rd September 1916 at which stage it was "in good order, with pipes playing". 311 casualties occurred in one day of fighting and it was then moved to Carnoy to rest. On 9th September of the same year the Battalion, along with the 8th Royal Munster Battalion, made a frontal attack on trenches near Ginchy. The enemy, however, were well prepared with machine guns on the parapets, the wire virtually uncut by the British bombardment. The Brigade was relieved at dawn on 11th September and entrained to Bailleul on 21st September 1916. It is thought that Maurice was wounded in one of the above two engagements. It would appear that the Battalion then stayed in the area between St. Omer, Ypres and Lille (7th June - 10th November 1917); and during the build-up period to the Battle of Messines it actually camped at Mètèren.
The 16th Division, along with 11 other Infantry Divisions was involved in the Battle for the Messines Ridge. This action was meticulously planned by General Sir Herbert Plummer. Prior to the start of the actual assault, the Allied Artillery undertook a 17-day bombardment. In the meantime, tunnels were dug and charges placed under the Germans' positions. At 3.10 am on 7th June 1916 the mines were detonated, literally blowing the Germans off the ridge.
It is thought that Maurice was wounded on 6th June, during the exchange of artillery fire along Wytschaete Ridge, as it was on this part of the Messines Ridge that the 16th Division was deployed. He would have been moved back to a Casualty Clearing Station at Bailleul with the intention of moving him on to a Base Hospital in St. Omer. Unfortunately, before he could be moved to St. Omer, he died and is buried in the Civil cemetery at Bailleul. The Military section is an extension of the Civil Cemetery. In this relatively quiet part of the battlefield, Maurice would have received a burial with Full Military Honours and, being from an Irish Regiment, would have had a lament played by a piper - probably "Flowers of the Forest" or "40 Shades of Green". Maurice is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension
Pte. Michael Duggan
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Felling
(d.1st July 1916)
Michael Duggan is named on the Thiepval Memorial
L/Cpl. Peter Duguid
British Army 8/10th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Aberdeen
Private William Albert Thow Duguid
British Army 1st/6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
Bertie Duguid served with the 6th Gordon Highlanders.
Pte. John Francis Duhig
British Army 17th Btn. London Regiment
from:Marylebone, Greater London
My great grandfather was called John Francis Duhig. Current living family members know he served in the armed forces both prior to and during WW1 and that he was based for part of the time in London. The only war records that I have so far been able to uncover that comes close to what is already known is J Duhig service number 2419, 17th London Regiment.
If anyone can help further it would be appreciated. The war record found so far indicate that he received the 1914/15 star, but we believe he was also awarded other medals for gallantry but this is currently unproven. any help please. I currently do not have any photos in my possession of my great grandfather
Pte Martin Duhig
British Army Royal Munster Fusiliers
from:Limerick
Recently discovered through army records that Martin Duhig, of Limerick, Ireland who served in the Royal Munster Fusiliers was a prisoner of war at Giessen.
Pte. Philip Duighan
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Coxhoe
(d.1st July 1916)
Philip Duighan is named on the Thiepval Memorial
Pte. John Duignan
British Army 19th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 19th, 20th and 18th DLI
Gnr. Alexander Mark Duke
British Army "A" Bty. 7th Reserve Bde. Royal Field Artillery
from:Kilkenny
(d.30th October 1918)
Gunner Duke was the Son of Mrs. Helen Duke, of 21, William St., Kilkenny.
He was 27 when he died and is buried in the south west part of the Kilkenny (St. Mary) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Kilkenny, Ireland.
L/Cpl. George Edward Duke
British Army 1st/7th (Robin Hoods) Battalion Sherwood Foresters
from:Nottingham
(d.1st July 1916 )
George Duke was my paternal great grand uncle, killed in action at the Battle of the Somme on the 1st July 1916 aged 20 years old. He is buried in Foncquevillers Cemetary, Pas De Calais Nord.
Lance Corporal Duke was a pre-war Territorial soldier having enlisted in 1913. I also served with the last of the Territorial infantry line of the Robin Hood Foresters between 1974 and 1988 in D. Company 3WFR as had my father before me. I hope to be at Fonquevillers to pay my respects on the Centenary of his death on the 1st July 2016.
Sgt. John Duke
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:New Herrington
(d.1st Jul 1916)
John Duke was born in 1892 in New Herrington, he had 5 brothers and 2 sisters. His father was a Waggonwright. John went to Northern Skelton Colliery School until he was 14 in 1906 he was admitted to the Durham Johnston School. He was on the school football team. He was a pupil teacher at age 18, then studied at Bede College and became a school teacher at Dubmire County School, Houghton-le-Spring. John Duke enlisted with the 18th Battalion DLI, Regimental Number No 2510 He trained at Cocken Hall, became a machine gunner and was promoted to Sergeant. He went with the 18th Battalion to Eqypt in Dec 1915 where the Battalion were engaged in much construction work. As a machine gunner, John was transferred to 93rd Coy, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Regtl No (22764). He died on the 1st July 1916, aged 24 - on first day of the First Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave, and is named on Thiepval Memorial and remembered on the Durham Johnston School War Memorial.
Sgt. Oriel St.Arnaud "Konks" Duke MM and bar
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Antigua, BWI
Oriel St.Arnaud Duke was the second son of Mansergh Pace and Emily Duke. He was known by the family as "Konks". He was born on 22 June 1896 in Montserrat, British West Indies, the second eldest of ten children. The Colonial Directory records that Oriel entered government service in May 1913 when he was still 16 years old in the administration of St.Kitts-Nevis. He may have been inspired to join up by his elder brother Valentine who had joined the navy in 1911. His other brothers were too young to join up. Oriel volunteered (although he was exempt from conscription being domiciled in the Dominions). He enlisted in the British West India Regiment and was a Lance Corporal in 10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers when he was awarded the M.M. & bar. He ended the war as a sergeant. About 16,000 enlisted from the West Indies.
The 10th Battalion’s War Diary gives us some insight to the occasion on which the Military Medal was awarded. On 28th October 1917 the Diary reads: “The Corps Commander awarded the Military Medal to the under mentioned:- B Coy No STK 1857 L/Cpl. O.St.Arnaud Duke ....for courage and devotion to duty Septr. 27th to Octr. 6th 1917, East of Ypres.†This was the Third Battle of Ypres. The 10th Battalion had relieved the 13th Royal Sussex at 2.15am on 27th September. Two days later the Germans attacked the 13th Royal Fusiliers on their right flank near the Menin Road and they were hit by that barrage too. On 1st October the enemy advanced but were repulsed. By the 2nd October the battalion was relieved. This respite was short lived and they were soon back in the thick of it, though not on the front line. “Our barrage opened at Zero, and the enemy immediately put down a light barrage on our support line, and on support position on front line. This gradually intensified and became the heaviest we experienced in the sector. Men were continually being buried but prompt action saved many casualties.â€Â
This action appears to have taken place at Polygon Wood, adjacent to the Menin Road. The Battalion suffered 11 casualties – not many compared to earlier engagements: 67 in July 1916 at Longueval during the Battle of Bazentin; 72 in April 1917 during the 1st Battle of the Scarpe; or 61 during the 2nd Battle of the Scarpe. Or during later engagements: 21 on 25th August 1918; 21 on 14th September or the 39 lost at Cambrai on 8th October 1918 .Oriel was demobilised in February 1919 and he departed London for Trinidad & Tobago on 27th March 1919 on board SS Quillota giving his occupation as clerk aged 22. He was accompanied by his brother Mansergh Valentine Duke Lt RN aged 24. Alas, they were not to see their father again as he had died that February.
Oriel returned to the West Indies on demobilisation in 1919. It is not known whether he entered the police service in the Leeward Islands straight away but was established in the service in the early 1920s. The MBE was presented by the Administration of Dominica 1st January 1932 for quelling a riot. By this time Oriel was Inspector of Police, Dominica, Leeward Islands. In 1935, Oriel was awarded the King George V Jubilee medal and indeed he attended the celebrations in London. He was also awarded the King George VI Coronation medal in 1936. Oriel was posted to Barbados in 1939 as Inspector of Police and Commandant of local forces during WWII. In April 1976 he made his final visit to England where he had arranged a hip operation. There he was able to hold his great-great niece before he went to hospital where he sadly died.
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Pte. William Henry Dukes
British Army 2nd Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:Walsall
William Dukes was discharged in February 1917 due to the effects of being gassed
James Duley
Royal Navy HMS Antrim
from:Fulham, London
My father, Jellicoe Antrim Duley was born on 12th July 1914. He was born with a cawl (a double membrane enclosing the baby's head). An older brother, James, was home on leave pending the outbreak of war. My father was the seventh son and his elder brothers were born from about 1890 onwards. James returned to HMS Antrim with my father's cawl which was carried onboard HMS Antrim and my father carried the warship's name and also the then national hero, Admiral John R Jelliocoe commander of the Grand Fleet.
Apparently there is/was an a belief amongst sailors that a ship carrying a cawl would not lose a crew member by drowning. I do not know if this family story is true, my father and his brothers have all passed on. However, I do know that HMS Antrim survived WW1 and eventually went to the breakers yard in 1922. I would love to know if there is any record in the ship's log or crew lists that might support this story.
T/Capt. Charles Duly DSO.
British Army 11th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
Captain Charles Duly DSO (b. 1875) of the Worcestershire Regiment, 11th Battalion, was my grandfather. We have researched, that his commission was relinquished on the 9th July 1915 due to ill health, having fallen from a horse resulting in sustained head injuries. Our family have been trying in vain to track his whereabouts since this date - but to no avail.
His son, also Charles Duly, was born 1919 in Glasgow. We believe that his father Charles Duly stayed with the family until circa. 1922/23 in Glasgow before separating from them. His whereabouts since this time have been a mystery. The son, (my father) Charles Duly, now Charles Duly Blount - (mother remarrying a gentleman by the name of Blount) served in WW2 with the Lanarkshire Yeomanry/Argyle & Southern Highlanders/5th Parachute Regiment. He also attained the rank of Captain as per his father (also at the end of WW2 Temp. Major).
There is some confusion with another Charles Duly DSO who served in East Africa he was born 1870 (5 years before my grandfather.) We are trying to establish details of my Grand Father's life after 1922/23 up until his death. Is there anyone out there who can help us with this information?
Pte. James Dumma
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
(d.26th Apr 1915)
James Dumma of the 1st Battalion Royal Scots was killed in fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke. He is remembered in Ypres at the Menin Gate.
Cpl. Percy Muir Dun MC.
Australian Imperial Force. 35th Btn.
from:Yawkecarba, Stroud, New South Wales
L/Cpl. David Francis Dunbar
British Army 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Liverpool
(d.16th Dec 1914)
My great Uncle David Francis Dunbar, was born in 1895 in Chester, and was latterly from Liverpool. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers and was killed in Action on 16th December 1914. He is buried in Tancrez Farm Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Belgium.
Fleming Dunbar
British Army
from:Glasgow
Pte. James F. Dunbar
British Army 4th Btn. Cameron Highlanders
James Dunbar served with the 4th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders in WW1.
Cpl. John Dunbobbin
British Army 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:149 Church Street, Warrington
(d.5th May 1918)
Pte. Harry Dunbrill
British Army Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
from:Horsham
Mjr. Duncan
British Army No. 46 Stationary Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps
Lt. Angus Duncan
British Army
My grandfather, the Rev Angus Duncan, born 25 Sep 1888 in Obbe, South Harris, served in WW1 but was invalided out with the honorary rank of Lieutenant in May 1918. I am afraid that I don't know much more.
Pte. David James White Duncan
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:45 Standish Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
(d.9th March 1917)
David James White Duncan served with the 6th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment during WW1. He was killed in action on the 9th March 1917 and is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial in Iraq.
Pte. David James White Duncan
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:45 Standish Street, Burnley, Lancashire
(d.9th Mar 1917)
David Duncan died on the 9th March 1917 and he is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial in Iraq.
Pte. David Duncan
British Army 6th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
from:Glasgow
My family comes from Perth, but my great grandfather moved to Glasgow to work on the railways. They had one son David Duncan. His mother died in 1913 and his father in 1914. My grandfather joined the 6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. The brigade sailed from Devonport to Epypt and thence to Gallipoli. He was shot in the hand and thigh in the Battle of Achi Baba and was taken to hospital in Alexandria Egypt. His brigade the sailed back to England where he transferred to the Army Service Corps. He saw action in the Battle of Amiens where he received a shrapnel wound in his head and shoulder. His war finished as a result. He settled in Edinburgh, where he worked, he died in 1976.
Pte. George Duncan
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
from:Craigee, Perth
(d.25th June 1915)
George Duncan, age 20 was killed whilst serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots. he was the ason of George and Janet Duncan of 15 Glover Street, Craigee, Perth. George is buried in Merville Communal Cemetery.
Cpl. J Duncan
British Army 1st Btn., Attchd. 40th Trench Mortar Bty. Gordon Highlanders
from:Brechin
(d.13th Sep 1915)
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