Regimental number | 2074 |
Place of birth | York, Western Australia |
School | Narrogin State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Postal assistant |
Address | Narrogin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Duckham, Narrogin PO, Narrogin, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 88th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 22), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Alfred and Annie DUCKHAM, 26 Gladstone Street, Perth, Western Australia. Native of Narrogin, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin to Trooper W Duckham and Pte H Duckham both killed on active service. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |