THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

DUIGAN John Evelyn

Service in South Africa

4/1325, Major, Tunneling Company, New Zealand Engineers, WW1

Home Guard Service in WW2

CITATION

Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Gazetted 11 July 1940, p4250

Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath

Gazetted 11 May 1937, p3079

Distinguished Service Order

Gazetted 4 June 1917, p5476

For distinguished Service in the field.  France and Flanders

Mention in Despatches

Gazetted 1 June 1917, p5429

For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty.  Field Marshal D. Haig, Commander-in-Chief the British Armies in France, despatch of 9 April 1917

Legion of Honour (France)

Gazetted

Distinguished Service Medal (USA)

Gazetted

KNOWN AWARDS

Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE)

Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

Distinguished Service Order

Queen’s South Africa Medal

Wepener, Belfast, Wittebergen, Cape Colony

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Mention in Despatches

War Medal 1939-45

New Zealand War Service Medal

Silver Jubilee Medal 1935

Coronation Medal 1937

Legion of Honour (France)

Distinguished Service Medal (USA)

NOTES

Born 30 March 1882, Wanganui, New Zealand

Died 9 January 1950, Wellington, New Zealand