Regimental number | 6571 |
Place of birth | Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England |
School | Public School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Linesman |
Address | East Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, H Duckworth, 84 Pollard Street, Ancoats, Manchester, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 26.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Henry and Annie DUCKWORTH, 37 Perth Fremantle Road, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2464 Pte Matthew DUCKWORTH, 5th Light Horse Field Ambulance [no details of fate entered on Nominal Roll] |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |