Regimental number | 613 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Albert Road, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.2 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Wm E Duffy, Albert Road, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Irish Rifles, Citizen Military Forces; resigned. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 12 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit: chronic otitis media), 30 November 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 40 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUFFY William Edward |