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Arthur DUFFY

Regimental number1824
Place of birthMilang, South Australia
SchoolSemaphore Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMariner
AddressBirkenhead, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs Myrtle Rose Duffy, Port Broughton, South Australia
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 January 1918
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 40), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Mary DUFFY, husband of Myrtle Rose DUFFY, Port Broughton, South Australia. Native of Port Adelaide, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-law served.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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