Private John Francis Duffy
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Duffy,
John Francis
Date of birth: 1896-10-14
Place of birth: Alvinston Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. John Brown (aunt); Alvinston, ON
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Alvinston, ON
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-09-02
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, IV. E. 31.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 844269
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: nr. Vis-en-Artois, France
Commemoration location: Alvinston, ON cenotaph
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 51830
LAC ID:
365438
Service file: B2706-S032
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the late John and Margaret Duffy.
Attested to the 149th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes:
DIED OF WOUNDS During military operations in the vicinity of Vis-en-Artois, on August 27th 1918, he was severely wounded in the right thigh by enemy shrapnel. He was evacuated to No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station, but succumbed to his wounds six days later. (FROM: CEF Burial Register)
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20