Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John Duff
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: Chief Officer
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: S.S. Glenfruin
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death: Lost at Sea
- Age at Death: 35
- Date of Death: 26.01.1918
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial, London
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 171 Perth Rd, Dundee
- Occupation: Seaman
- Mother:
- Father:
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Elizabeth McLaren Duff (nee Turner) 52 Peddie St, Dundee
- Children:
More about John Duff
John has no known grave but is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial. He was serving aboard the S.S. Glenfruin, built by A. Rodger & Co., Port Glasgow in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Easton, Greig & Co., Glasgow, was a British steamer of 3097 tons.
On January 26th, 1918, Glenfruin,was on a voyage from Seriphos to Ardrossan with a cargo of iron ore, she was sunk by the German submarine U-103 (Claus Rücker) northwest from Holyhead in the Irish Sea. Sunk with all 32 hands.
John Duff Chief Officer SS Glenfruin
DUFF___Drowned at sea, on 26th January, 1918, John Duff, Chief Officer of the SS Glenfruin, of Glasgow, beloved husband of Elizabeth M’Laren Turner, 52 Peddie Street, Dundee.
Dundee People’s Journal 1st June 1918
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, further additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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