School | Fort Street Model School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Address | 55 Smith Street, Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, J. Duchesne, Coralie, Ashburner Street, Manly, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Waverley Cadet Corps, and as 2nd Lieutenant, 39th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Baby 700 Cemetery (Special Memorial 1), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin James and Edith Rachael DUCHESNE, Crown Street, Wollongong, New South Wales. Native of Sydney |
Family/military connections | Brother: 10611 Corporal George DUCHESNE, 3rd Divisional Train, returned to Australia, 3 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | No occupation recorded on Embarkation Roll. Occupation listed on Commission Application as 'Student, Military Science'. |