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Duncan Durward

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Duncans Gravemarker (image courtesy of International Wargraves Project)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Woodgreen, Middlesex
  • Service no: 105088
  • Rank: Gunner
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery
  • Unit/Ship: 252nd Siege Battery
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death: 42
  • Date of Death: 27.04.1918
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: XXVIII.C.9A.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 34 Cranbrook Park, Wood Green, London
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Eliza Durward

  • Father:

    John Durward

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Flora Durward, Wilmot Cottage, Castle St, Broughty Ferry

  • Children:

More about Duncan Durward

For reasons unknown Duncan is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.

Duncan Durward   105088   Royal Garrison Artillery

Gunner Duncan Durward R.G. A., 34 Cranbrook Park, Wood Green, London, has been killed in action at the age of 42.  He leaves a widow, a daughter of the late Captain Small, Dundee.

Dundee Evening Telegraph 4th June 1918

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

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