James Doggart 1923–1984 – Doggart Family Tree

James Doggart, 1923–1984 (aged 61 years)

Name

James Doggart

Name: James /Doggart/
Given names: James
Nickname: Jimmy
Surname: Doggart

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	September 6, 1923 40 Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Stanley Baldwin from May 22, 1923 to January 22, 1924 (aged 4 months)
Death of a sister	Agnes Doggart November 29, 1933 (aged 10 years)
Burial of a sister	Agnes Doggart December 1, 1933 (aged 10 years) Dundonald, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936 (aged 12 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Ramsey MacDonald from January 22, 1924 to June 7, 1935 (aged 11 years)
British King	Edward VII from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936 (aged 13 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Stanley Baldwin from June 7, 1935 to May 28, 1937 (aged 13 years)
British King	George VI from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952 (aged 28 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Neville Chamberlain from May 28, 1937 to May 10, 1940 (aged 16 years)
Military	No. 1 Company, 3rd Battalion Irish Guards about 1943 (aged 19 years) Note: According to Diane from ww2guards.com he was in No. 1 Company, 3rd Battalion Irish Guards for the duration of the war, and later when the 2nd and 3rd Bns were disbanded, he would have served the rest of his career with the 1st Bn. He is mentioned in Cornelius Ryan's book A Bridge Too Far and was one of the contributors/interviewees to the research. According to Diane from ww2guards.com he was in No. 1 Company, 3rd Battalion Irish Guards for the duration of the war, and later when the 2nd and 3rd Bns were disbanded, he would have served the rest of his career with the 1st Bn. He is mentioned in Cornelius Ryan's book A Bridge Too Far and was one of the contributors/interviewees to the research. The following are quotes from books... Lance Corporal James Doggart's tank was hit. "I don't remember seeing or hearing the explosion," he says. "I was suddenly flat on my back in a ditch with the tank leaning over me. I had a Bren gun across my chest and next to me was a young lad with his arm nearly severed. Nearby, another of our men was dead. The tank was on fire and I don't recall seeing any of the crew get out." With the Typhoons firing only yards away from them, the British infantry men grimly began to dig out the Germans from their hidden trenches. Lance Corporal Doggart had escaped from the ditch where he landed when his tank was hit. He raced across the road and jumped into an empty enemy slit trench. "At the same moment, two Germans--one a young fellow without a jacket, the other a tough-looking bastard of about thirty-- jumped in after me from the opposite direction," Doggart says. Without hesitating, Doggart kicked the older German in the face. The younger man, immediately cowed, surrendered. Covering both with his rifle, Doggart sent them marching back along the road "with streams of other Germans, all running with their hands behind their heads. Those that were too slow got a fast kick in the backside." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnhem_road_bridge
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Winston Churchill from May 10, 1940 to July 26, 1945 (aged 21 years)
World War 2	from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 21 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Clement Atlee from July 26, 1945 to October 26, 1951 (aged 28 years)
National Health Service	Free healthcare for all from July 5, 1948 (aged 24 years)
Olympic Games	Games of the XIV Olympiad from July 29, 1948 to August 14, 1948 (aged 24 years) London, England
British Queen	Elizabeth II from February 6, 1952 (aged 28 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Winston Churchill from October 26, 1951 to April 6, 1955 (aged 31 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Anthony Eden from April 6, 1955 to January 10, 1957 (aged 33 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Harold Macmillan from January 10, 1957 to October 19, 1963 (aged 40 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Alex Douglas-Home from October 19, 1963 to October 16, 1964 (aged 41 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Harold Wilson from October 16, 1964 to June 19, 1970 (aged 46 years)
Death of a father	Hugh Doggart February 26, 1971 (aged 47 years)
Burial of a father	Hugh Doggart March 1, 1971 (aged 47 years) Dundonald, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Edward Heath from June 19, 1970 to March 4, 1974 (aged 50 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Harold Wilson from March 4, 1974 to April 5, 1976 (aged 52 years)
Burial of a mother	Catherine Thompson March 24, 1977 (aged 53 years) Dundonald, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	James Callaghan from April 5, 1976 to May 4, 1979 (aged 55 years)
Winter of Discontent	Mass industrial action, power cuts and a three-day working week. from October 1978 to February 1979 (aged 55 years) London, England
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Margaret Thatcher from May 4, 1979 to November 28, 1990 (on the date of death)
Death	November 3, 1984 (aged 61 years) Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: December 20, 1882 25 23 Death: February 26, 1971 Burial: March 1, 1971 — Dundonald, Belfast, Antrim Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Catherine Thompson Agnes Doggart Margaret Thompson Doggart Catherine Doggart John Thompson Doggart James Doggart Hugh Doggart 1882–1971 Birth: December 20, 1882 25 23 Death: February 26, 1971
mother	Links Burial: March 24, 1977 — Dundonald, Belfast, Antrim Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hugh Doggart Agnes Doggart Margaret Thompson Doggart Catherine Doggart John Thompson Doggart James Doggart Catherine Thompson –1977 Burial: March 24, 1977 — Dundonald, Belfast, Antrim
elder sister	Links Birth: November 25, 1906 23 Death: November 29, 1933 Burial: December 1, 1933 — Dundonald, Belfast, Antrim Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Agnes Doggart 1906–1933 Birth: November 25, 1906 23 Death: November 29, 1933
18 months elder sister	Links Birth: May 8, 1908 25 Burial: October 20, 1998 — Dundonald, Belfast, Antrim Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Thompson Doggart 1908–1998 Birth: May 8, 1908 25 Burial: October 20, 1998 — Dundonald, Belfast, Antrim
elder brother	Private –
elder sister	Links Birth: April 4, 1912 29 Death: June 24, 2002 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Terrence Nelson William Nelson Catherine Doggart 1912–2002 Birth: April 4, 1912 29 Death: June 24, 2002
elder sister	Private –
elder brother	Links Birth: October 14, 1920 37 Event: Postman — February 5, 1937 — Belfast, Down, Northern Ireland Burial: April 23, 2004 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Thompson Doggart 1920–2004 Birth: October 14, 1920 37 Burial: April 23, 2004
3 years himself	Links Birth: September 6, 1923 40 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland Military: No. 1 Company, 3rd Battalion Irish Guards — about 1943 Death: November 3, 1984 — Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse James Doggart 1923–1984 Birth: September 6, 1923 40 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland Death: November 3, 1984 — Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England

Family with Private
himself	Links Birth: September 6, 1923 40 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland Military: No. 1 Company, 3rd Battalion Irish Guards — about 1943 Death: November 3, 1984 — Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse James Doggart 1923–1984 Birth: September 6, 1923 40 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland Death: November 3, 1984 — Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England
ex-wife	Private –
adopted-son	Private –

Family with Private
himself	Links Birth: September 6, 1923 40 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland Military: No. 1 Company, 3rd Battalion Irish Guards — about 1943 Death: November 3, 1984 — Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse James Doggart 1923–1984 Birth: September 6, 1923 40 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland Death: November 3, 1984 — Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England
ex-wife	Private –

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Military	According to Diane from ww2guards.com he was in No. 1 Company, 3rd Battalion Irish Guards for the duration of the war, and later when the 2nd and 3rd Bns were disbanded, he would have served the rest of his career with the 1st Bn. He is mentioned in Cornelius Ryan's book A Bridge Too Far and was one of the contributors/interviewees to the research. The following are quotes from books... Lance Corporal James Doggart's tank was hit. "I don't remember seeing or hearing the explosion," he says. "I was suddenly flat on my back in a ditch with the tank leaning over me. I had a Bren gun across my chest and next to me was a young lad with his arm nearly severed. Nearby, another of our men was dead. The tank was on fire and I don't recall seeing any of the crew get out." With the Typhoons firing only yards away from them, the British infantry men grimly began to dig out the Germans from their hidden trenches. Lance Corporal Doggart had escaped from the ditch where he landed when his tank was hit. He raced across the road and jumped into an empty enemy slit trench. "At the same moment, two Germans--one a young fellow without a jacket, the other a tough-looking bastard of about thirty-- jumped in after me from the opposite direction," Doggart says. Without hesitating, Doggart kicked the older German in the face. The younger man, immediately cowed, surrendered. Covering both with his rifle, Doggart sent them marching back along the road "with streams of other Germans, all running with their hands behind their heads. Those that were too slow got a fast kick in the backside." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnhem_road_bridge

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Military

According to Diane from ww2guards.com he was in No. 1 Company, 3rd Battalion Irish Guards for the duration of the war, and later when the 2nd and 3rd Bns were disbanded, he would have served the rest of his career with the 1st Bn. He is mentioned in Cornelius Ryan's book A Bridge Too Far and was one of the contributors/interviewees to the research.

The following are quotes from books...

Lance Corporal James Doggart's tank was hit. "I don't remember seeing or hearing the explosion," he says. "I was suddenly flat on my back in a ditch with the tank leaning over me. I had a Bren gun across my chest and next to me was a young lad with his arm nearly severed. Nearby, another of our men was dead. The tank was on fire and I don't recall seeing any of the crew get out."

With the Typhoons firing only yards away from them, the British infantry men grimly began to dig out the Germans from their hidden trenches. Lance Corporal Doggart had escaped from the ditch where he landed when his tank was hit. He raced across the road and jumped into an empty enemy slit trench.
"At the same moment, two Germans--one a young fellow without a jacket, the other a tough-looking bastard of about thirty-- jumped in after me from the opposite direction," Doggart says.
Without hesitating, Doggart kicked the older German in the face. The younger man, immediately cowed, surrendered. Covering both with his rifle, Doggart sent them marching back along the road "with streams of other Germans, all running with their hands behind their heads. Those that were too slow got a fast kick in the backside."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnhem_road_bridge

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Family with parents
father Parents Hugh Doggart Agnes McCullough	Hugh Doggart 1882–1971
mother	Catherine Thompson –1977
elder sister	Agnes Doggart 1906–1933
elder sister Family Private	Margaret Thompson Doggart 1908–1998
elder brother Family Private Private Private	Private
elder sister Family Private John Terrence Nelson Private William Nelson	Catherine Doggart 1912–2002
elder sister	Private
elder brother Family Private Private Private Private	John Thompson Doggart 1920–2004
himself	James Doggart 1923–1984

Family with Private
himself	James Doggart 1923–1984
ex-wife	Private
adopted-son	Private

Family with Private
himself	James Doggart 1923–1984
ex-wife	Private

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James Doggart(1923–1984)
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