Joseph Bonaventure (Joe) MCDUFF

MCDUFF, Joseph Bonaventure

    Service Number: 11373
    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
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    World War 1 Service

    31 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, 11373, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
    15 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11373, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: Name incorrectly recorded on original as "Joseph Bonanshire McDuff"
    15 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 11373, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, RMS Osterley, Sydney
    29 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 11373, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 11373 awm_unit: 102nd Australian (Howitzer) Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-29

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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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