Regimental number | 98 |
Place of birth | Oxford England |
School | Wesleyan Higher Grade School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | 12 Warneford Road, Oxford, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | William John Duck, 12 Warneford Road, Oxford, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | I may state my son Gerald first joined up at Victoria but was discharged as unfit. He then went with a friend and walked all the way to Melbourne across the "Blue Mountains" and then joined up at Sydney. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Terlincthun British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave NO. 27), Wimille, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 85 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Eleana DUCK, 12 Warneford Road, Oxford, England |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |