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Desmond Gavan DUFFY

Place of birthCaulfield, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBarrister at law
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Mr Justice Gavan Duffy, High Court of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date6 December 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name3rd Divisional Cyclist Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/6/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialQuarry Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 9), Montauban, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
91
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank Gavan and Nellie Gavan DUFFY, Supreme Court, Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Elsternwick, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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