Private Wilfred Albert Duck
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Duck,
Wilfred Albert
Date of birth: 1898-11-03
Place of birth: Grand Prairie British Columbia Canada
Next of kin: A. W. Duck, father, of Holmwood, Ducks, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Address:
Holmwood, Ducks, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-01-25
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Villers Station Cemetery, XI. B. 9.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 688015
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: vicinity of Leivin
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 59592
LAC ID:
362009
Service file: B2694-S056
Uploader's Notes:
War Diary 54th Battalion - During the afternoon of January 25th, just previous to the Battalion moving off to take its position in the front line, a shell landed near "A" Company's billets, killing 688015 Pte. W. A. Duck.
Son of Albert W. and Edith Duck, of Holmwood, Ducks, British Columbia.
Described as a battalion scout in letter written by Pte. S.A. Winterbottom http://www.canadianletters.ca/letters.php?letterid=11687&warid=3&docid=1&collectionid=436
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion A Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-04-02