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MCDUFF, Joseph Bonaventure
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11373 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 12 July 1878 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway fettler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 April 1918, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Le Peuplier Military Cemetery Plot B - grave 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, SN 11373, Warwick Farm, New South Wales | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, SN 11373, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, SN 11373, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 29 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, SN 11373, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
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"...11373 Gunner Joseph Bonaventure McDuff, 1st (later 2nd) Field Artillery Brigade of Parramatta, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916. He was killed in action near Caestre, France on 29 April 1918, aged 29. He is buried in Le Peuplier Military Cemetery Caestre, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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