Florent Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Hello, I was lucky yesterday to found a field message book (# 153) with the name of the owner " Major Dugan - Leinster Regt". Some copies of messages are still in the booklet, dated for Feb and March 1915, sketches of St Eloi sector, belgium places names as Zevecoton, Chateau at Kruisstraathoek, Voormezeele, Dickiebusch,.. An other name " J.V. Meredith Capt " wrote too some messages. On 8/2/15 at Dickbusch , Meredith wrote to 82nd Inf Bde: " Casualties during last 24 hours: Lieut Mackenzie - Killed Lieut Haddick - Wounded 2 Men Killed 7 Men wounded.." I assume that the unit is 1st Leinsters from the 27th Division in action near St Eloi Flanders. Could you identify these Officers , especially this Major Dugan ? At the other end of the book, entries shows " Curragh 22-11-16 5th Bn -... thanks Florent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMannus Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Hello Florent Major Francis Rogers Dugan David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMannus Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Capt John Vincent Meredith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMannus Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 CWGC entry for MacKenzie (Lt Ronald Angus Hugh MacKenzie) Name: McKENZIE Initials: R A H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lieutenant Regiment/Service: Leinster Regiment Unit Text: 1st Bn. Date of Death: 07/02/1915 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 7. Cemetery: DICKEBUSCH OLD MILITARY CEMETERY And MIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMannus Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Lt Thomas Edward Haddick David 7 Other ranks from 1 Batt listed as KIA by SDGW that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florent Posted 3 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Great David, Thanks a lot ! You solved the problem ! I found a photo of Meredith and other valuable information here : http://www.the-dicksons.org/Leinster_Regim...er_soldiers.htm Internet is a magic tool ... I will post some pages of the booklet. Florent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jduggan Posted 1 December , 2008 Share Posted 1 December , 2008 Just came across this thread. This Major Dugan was a cousin of my grandfather. I didn't know that he had served in France. He was 46 at the outbreak of the war. By 1918 he was depot commander at Birr. He was the elder brother of Winston J. Dugan who was a battalion commander (2nd Royal Irish Regiment) and later a brigade commander and assistant inspector of training. I would be grateful for copies of some of the message book. Thanks for the medal card. Regards, J. Duggan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL DUGGAN Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 IM VERY INTERESTED IN THE DUGAN FIELD BOOK YOU MENTION, I DO HAVE HIM ON MY DATA BASE, AS I COLLECT TO DUGGAN AND DUGAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 This may be a relation. The cutting is from the Kings County Chronicle. The Dugan's often appear in this paper. I passed them by as they survived the war and my only interest in in casualties. Enjoy. Tom. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/clondaleek/Dugan.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 Came across him again. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/clondaleek/Image1-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 Florent does not seem to have posted for quite a while so I am probably talking to myself, but there are a couple of refs to Lt Haddick in 'Stand To' by F.C. Hitchcock. Haddick recovered from his wounds as he was posted to the 2nd battalion - 27/9/16 "2nd Lieutenants Haddick and Sikes joined the battalion.....Haddick was posted to C company". 1/10/16 "2nd Lieutenant Haddick was invalided to the base". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL DUGGAN Posted 24 January , 2011 Share Posted 24 January , 2011 Hello, I was lucky yesterday to found a field message book (# 153) with the name of the owner " Major Dugan - Leinster Regt". Some copies of messages are still in the booklet, dated for Feb and March 1915, sketches of St Eloi sector, belgium places names as Zevecoton, Chateau at Kruisstraathoek, Voormezeele, Dickiebusch,.. An other name " J.V. Meredith Capt " wrote too some messages. On 8/2/15 at Dickbusch , Meredith wrote to 82nd Inf Bde: " Casualties during last 24 hours: Lieut Mackenzie - Killed Lieut Haddick - Wounded 2 Men Killed 7 Men wounded.." I assume that the unit is 1st Leinsters from the 27th Division in action near St Eloi Flanders. Could you identify these Officers , especially this Major Dugan ? At the other end of the book, entries shows " Curragh 22-11-16 5th Bn -... thanks Florent Hi. I have plenty of information on francis rogers dugan. if you pm me with your email address ill tell you more Any information you wish to exchange ??/ phil duggan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL DUGGAN Posted 24 January , 2011 Share Posted 24 January , 2011 This may be a relation. The cutting is from the Kings County Chronicle. The Dugan's often appear in this paper. I passed them by as they survived the war and my only interest in in casualties. Enjoy. Tom. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/clondaleek/Dugan.jpg have you the pictures still available phil duggan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL DUGGAN Posted 24 January , 2011 Share Posted 24 January , 2011 Just came across this thread. This Major Dugan was a cousin of my grandfather. I didn't know that he had served in France. He was 46 at the outbreak of the war. By 1918 he was depot commander at Birr. He was the elder brother of Winston J. Dugan who was a battalion commander (2nd Royal Irish Regiment) and later a brigade commander and assistant inspector of training. I would be grateful for copies of some of the message book. Thanks for the medal card. Regards, J. Duggan hi. very interested in contact with you, i could do with some family history , ie place and dob etc for francis r dugan. im struggling. If you pm me your email ..ill fill you in .. phil duggan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jduggan Posted 20 May , 2011 Share Posted 20 May , 2011 hi. very interested in contact with you, i could do with some family history , ie place and dob etc for francis r dugan. im struggling. If you pm me your email ..ill fill you in .. phil duggan I have only now come back to this forum. So I didn’t see your post before now. Other interests etc. Francis Rogers Dugan was born at 45, Clarendon Street, Derry on 2nd June 1868. His father was an Inspector of National Schools (primary schools). The family settled in Birr, County Offaly. The depot of the Leinster Regiment was nearby at Crinkle. Francis Dugan enrolled at Queen's College Galway (now National University of Ireland Galway) on 30th October 1886 but he did not graduate from there. The earliest record I have of him in the British Army is his transfer from Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps to Second Lieutenant in the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), on 12th March, 1892 from the London Gazette. I have 20 entries for him from the London Gazette. He fought in the Boer War and was depot commander at Birr on the outbreak of the First World War. He ended the war as a Lieutenant Colonel. He retired in 1919 and died at Nice in 1933. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry rogers Posted 9 November , 2020 Share Posted 9 November , 2020 Florent - Je vous contacte au sujet d'un article de blog que vous avez publié sur le Forum de la Grande Guerre en novembre 2008 au sujet du Major Francis Rogers Dugan. Je fais des recherches sur lui dans le cadre de mon histoire familiale. Veuillez me contacter. Merci. Gerry Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 9 November , 2020 Admin Share Posted 9 November , 2020 Gerry welcome. I have removed your email address from public view, as spemmers can harvest it. After two posts you can use private messaging to contact Florent. He last logged on here in May. Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry rogers Posted 9 November , 2020 Share Posted 9 November , 2020 Quote Ok - thanks Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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