Duffey, John Bowden –

Son of Frances Duffey, of 22, Fairview Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Died of wounds (shrapnel wound back penetrating) at No.1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.

Personal details

  • Surname: Duffey
  • Forename: John Bowden
  • Date of birth: August 15th, 1888
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 1st, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps.
  • Service number: 174255
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: August 20th, 1915 - 1915-08-20
  • Enlistment location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: VIII. A. 42.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/04/1917 08/11/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c 6d/g*

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