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Percy Duggins

Ancestry site Military records
Gunner Percy Duggins born and enlisted in Redditch, Service No 106913, Royal Garrison
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Artillery, Royal Garrison Artillery, killed in action, 4 October 1917, France. He enlisted 24
November 1915 and at the time was living at 134 Mount Pleasant, Redditch, aged 23 years 1
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month. He married Kate Mobberley on 24 April 1916 in Redditch. At the time of his death
his widow Kate Duggins was living at 43 Archer Road, Redditch. He was awarded the British
War Medal and Victory Medal. He was buried at Buffs Road Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium, Plot:
E.7.

Gunner Percy Duggins – source:-www.findagrave.com
Forces War Records, Gunner Percy Duggins was born and resided in Redditch. He was in the
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256 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Remembered St Stephen’s war memorial, St Stephen’s Church, Redditch, County High School war memorial,
Redditch (now Trinity High School), St Luke’s war memorial, Headless Cross and Headless Cross C. of E. School
war memorial.
(On 1911 census Percy Duggins aged 18, Accounts Clerk, Cycle Trade, lived with his parents Alfred Henry and
Ellen Duggins and siblings at 134 Mount Pleasant, Redditch.)

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Evening Despatch – Saturday 27 October 1917

Gunner P. Duggins (R.G.A.) 43 Archer Road, Redditch;
Acknowledgements British Library image www.britishnewspaperarchives.co.uk

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