JOSEPH PATRICK DUGGAN
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG”: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Born: 20th December 1921, at 1a, Wellington Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Died: 26th/27th January 1944; age: 22.
Residence: Flat 2, 45, Alpe Street, Ipswich.
Occupation: Motor Works Fitter’s Labourer.
Rank: Private; Service Number: 5834926.
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry, 1st Battalion (Prince Albert’s).
Memorial Reference:
Face 7.
Myanmar.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Christopher & Hanora Duggan, of Ipswich.
Father: Christopher Duggan, born 1st June 1893, Thomondgate, County Limerick, Ireland.
Mother: Hanora Duggan (nee O’Donnell), born September 1885, Limerick Town, County Limerick, Ireland.
Sister: Mary Bridget Duggan, born 1915, Limerick Town, County Limerick, Ireland.
ENGLAND & WALES REGISTER 1939
Joseph was employed as a Motor Works Fitter’s Labourer. He lived with his mother, Hanora, at their home – Flat 2, 45, Alpe Street, Ipswich.
The 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Harding, was stationed in British India at the outbreak of war and would remain in the Far East throughout the conflict. The battalion fought in the Burma Campaign with the 114th Indian Infantry Brigade, which was part of the 7th Indian Infantry Division, itself part of the British Fourteenth Army, led by Bill Slim. John Waddy served with the battalion in the early stages of the war.
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