We remember James Duffy

We remember James Duffy

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Timeline

Timeline

1888
sibling Patrick Source:8495754 1888
1890
birth Slago Ireland Source:5890293 1st May 1890
1893
sibling Mary A Source:8495754 1893
1895
sibling John Source:8495754 1895
1898
sibling Michael Source:8495754 1898
1900
sibling Francis Source:8495754 1900
1914
employment Slate Cutter Source:5890293 1914
1914
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 29437 Canadian Infantry Source:5890293 7th September 1914
1914
enlistment Canada Source:5890293 21st September 1914
1914
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 29437 Canadian Infantry Source:5890293 September 1914
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7052493 1915
1915
death Killed in Action Struck in the head by a piece of shrapnel after a German shell exploded Ypres Belgium Source:7052493 Source:8495745 23rd April 1915
burial Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7052493

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James
Initials J
Last Name Duffy
Source 5890293
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 29437 Canadian Infantry
Canadian Expeditionary Force 29437 Canadian Infantry Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Duffy father
Mary mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Patrick brother 1888
John brother 1895
Michael brother 1898
Francis brother 1900
Mary A sister 1893
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Dark Hazel Light Brown
DateHeightSource
1914 5'8"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-09 Roman Catholic

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658

External Evidence

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Legion Magazine - Six Canadian Olympians who fought in the First World War Yvonne27542

Multimedia

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Jimmy Selena49658
King of Marathoners Selena49658
Death Notice Selena49658
James running in Hamilton Bay Selena49658

Stories

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