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Private James Edward Duncan

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Booralee Park War Memorial
Maclean Cenotaph
Given name
James E
Family name
Duncan
Gender
Male
Service number
327
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Campaign
Somme 1916 - 1917
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
12 May 1917
Additional information
Place of birth
Waterloo, NSW
Religion
Anglican or Church of England
Occupation
Fisherman
Address given on enlistment documents
Sydney NSW
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation (years)
24
Age at embarkation (months)
10
Next of kin
Mother, Susan Duncan
Enlistment date
Mon, 27 March 1916
Embarkation details
Departed from Melbourne, Victoria, on 16 August 1916 on board HMAT Orontes. Arrived Plymouth, England, on 2 October 1916.


Last held rank
Private
Unit from Nominal Roll
5th Australian Machine Gun Company AIF
Unit at embarkation
4th Reinforcements 14th Australian Machine Gun Company AIF
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Veteran Notes/Bio
  • Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
  • Unit at time of death: 14th Australian Machine Gun Company
  • A short biography of Private Duncan is available in Do You Remember Them: Stories of the WW1 Men listed on the Maclean Cenotaph in NSW, self-published by Greg Towner in 2020. It is available through the Maclean Museum.
Australian War Memorial - First World War Embarkation Roll, James Edward Duncan
Australian War Memorial - First World War Nominal Roll, James Edward Duncan
Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour, James Edward Duncan
Australian War Memorial - Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files, James…
The A.I.F Project - James Edward Duncan

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