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Gunner James McGuigan
British Army 258th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
My father, Gunner James McGuigan 49090, served in the Royal Garrison Artillery. During 1914/15 he was in Turkey and then served in Europe. On 05/10/1918 he was admitted to No. 34 Casualty Clearing Station, Ailment - Gassed, shell (mixed), with the following comments: Transferred to Sick Convoy 06/10/1918, 2nd. New Zealand Field Ambulance, No. 11 Ambulance Train. He suffered from the effects of Gas poisoning until his death 48 years later in 1963.