We remember Brian Lynch Dignan

We remember Brian Lynch Dignan

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth New Zealand Source:7987941 Source:9452919 1st January 1894
1914
theatres Egypt :4 Source:7987941 1914
1914
enlistment New Zealand Source:7987941 October 1914
1915
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:9452922 7th August 1915
1915
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Sapper 4/506 Field Engineers Source:9452924 7th August 1915
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:9452922 7th August 1915
1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:7987941 11th December 1915
1916
theatres Egypt :4 Source:7987941 1916
1916
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:7987941 13th July 1916
1919
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7987941 1919
education Auckland Grammar School Auckland New Zealand Source:7987941
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Corporal 4/506 Engineers Divisional Signal Company Source:9452920
location Almora Road, Epsom, Auckland New Zealand parents address Source:9452919
1956
death New Zealand Source:7987941 20th September 1956
burial Non-War Cemetery Source:7987941

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Brian Lynch
Initials BL
Last Name Dignan,
Source 9452922
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Almora Road, Epsom, Auckland New Zealand parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/506 Engineers Divisional Signal Company Corporal
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/506 Field Engineers Sapper
Awards
AwardTypeSource
DCM British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
P L Dignan mother

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Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force
New Zealand WW1 Soldiers Transcription Valerie34433
Medal Index Cards Transcription Valerie34433
WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations Transcription Valerie34433
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