Duckworth, John –

Son of Robert and Sarah Duckworth, of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Aggie Duckworth, of 382, Delanandiere Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Previously served 6 years with the Royal Army Medical Corps. “Court of enquiry convened to investigate the death of Private Duckworth was of the opinion that he met his death by accidental drowning in a ditch, near the Ypres-Poperinghe Road, on the night of November 10th, 1917.”

Personal details

  • Surname: Duckworth
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: April 2nd, 1888
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 10th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd Divisional Train, Canadian Army Service Corps.
  • Service number: 1844
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: November 14th, 1914 - 1914-11-14
  • Enlistment location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: II. N. 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Chronicle: 30/11/1917

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