John Doogan
Private, 1st Dragoon Guards
- Register No.
- 337 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Dragoon Guards (register: 1st King's Dragoon Guards) all 1st King's Dragoon Guards VCs →
- Date of action
- 28 January 1881 on this day → all of 1881 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First Boer War
- London Gazette
- 14th March 1882 on this day → all of 1882 →
- Born
- in March 1853 at Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland
- Died
- 24th January, 1940 at Folkestone, Kent
- Memorial / grave
- Military Cemetery, Shorncliffe, Kent
Digest of citation
On 28th January 1881 at Laing's Nek, South Africa, during the Charge of the mounted men, Private Doogan saw an officer to whom he was servant dismounted and in danger among the Boers because his horse had been shot. Private Doogan rode up, although he himself was severely wounded, dismounted and pressed the officer to take his horse, receiving another wound while doing so
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DOOGAN, John. (reg No. 337).
Private 1st Dragoon Guards London Gazetted on 14th March 1882.
Born on in March 1853 at Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland.
Died on 24th January, 1940 at Folkestone, Kent.
Memorial at Military Cemetery, Shorncliffe, Kent.
Digest of Citation reads: On 28th January 1881 at Laing's Nek, South Africa, during the Charge of the mounted men, Private Doogan saw an officer to whom he was servant dismounted and in danger among the Boers because his horse had been shot. Private Doogan rode up, although he himself was severely wounded, dismounted and pressed the officer to take his horse, receiving another wound while doing so.
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