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William D. Duncan

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William's Medal Index Card image courtesy of wfa

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 1915
  • Place of enlistment: Edinburgh
  • Service no: S/9148
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • Unit/Ship: 14th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 24.04.1917
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: II.D.15.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Bombay, India
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Clerk, Caledon Shipyard, Dundee
  • Mother:

    Mother, Wortley Pl, Dundee

  • Father:

    David Duncan

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about William D. Duncan

This man was residing in Dundee when he enlisted in the Army.

William D. Duncan   S/9148   Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Private Wm. D. Duncan, eldest son of Mrs David Duncan, Wortley Place, was killed in a charge in the recent fighting.  He was at one time a clerk with the Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., and afterwards went to America.  He enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1915.

Dundee Courier 4th May 1917

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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