Regimental number | 3144 |
Place of birth | Gatton, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Selector labourer |
Address | Mungallala, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Lovell, Mungallala, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Roma, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 52nd Battalion 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/69/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3378 Pte Christian DAGAN, 52nd Bn, returned to Australia, 23 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 23 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 3 March 1917; marched in to 13th Training Bn, Codford, 4 March 1917. Admitted to Parkhouse Hospital, 1 April 1917 (mumps); marched in to Training Bn from hospital, 19 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 June 1917; taken on strength, 52nd Bn, in the field, 4 July 1917. Wounded in action, 18 July 1917 (gun shot wound, back), and admitted to 3rd New Zealand Field Ambulance, and then transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 1st Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 19 July 1917; to England, 24 July 1917, and admitted to 2nd southern General Hospital, Bristol, 25 July 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 22 August 1917; discharged on furlough, 27 August 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 September 1917. Marched in to No 1 Command Depot from Weymouth, 26 September 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 October 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 1 November 1917. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 4 January 1918 (frostbite, trench feet); transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 January 1918; to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 7 January 1918; to England, 16 January 1918, and admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 17 January 1918; discharged on furlough, 21 February 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 March 1918. Transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 14 February 1918. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon' for discharge (defective vision), 15 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 12 June 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 18 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAGAN John William |