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William DUNCAN

Regimental number3510
Place of birthEdinburgh Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressNo
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elizabeth Duncan, Hume Street, Young, New South Wales
Previous military serviceSurname should be DUNCAN.
Enlistment date8 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death42
Age at death from cemetery records48
Place of burialBelgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
159
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of John DUNCAN, husband of Elizabeth A. DUNCAN, Lower Burrowa Street, Young, New South Wales, Native of Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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