Regimental number | 55823 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Guildford, Western Australia |
School | Goodwood Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | St Peters, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Horatio Atton Duckmanton, 8th Avenue, St Peters, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | General Reinforcements (2nd South Australian) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Grandfather: Jonathon Norton DUCKMANTON, b. Potter Hanworth Booths, Lincolnshire; served in various Royal Navy ships under Admiral Seymour; Crimean War. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Landsur Samuel Duckmanton on NR |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6243 Pte Norton Atton DUCKMANTON, 27th Bn, killed in action, 2 March 1917; Father: Pte Jonathan Norton DUCKMANTON, 2nd Bn, Royal Sussex Regiment (b.Adelaide, SA, 22 July 1858; enlisted, 1881; served two years at the Curragh Camp, Ireland). |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Arrived back in Australia per HMT 'Plassy', November 1919. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery |