Regimental number | 4761 |
Place of birth | Preston Pans Scotland |
School | Croydon Park Public School, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 1 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Croydon, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Duncan, 62 Carshalton Street Croydon, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 8), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Elizabeth DUNCAN. Native of Glasgow. Served as Le Briton, James Andrew Duncan |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law Raymond Wenzel Harold killed in action, Peronne, France 12th October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |