William George DUFF

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DUFF, William George

Service Number:	1705
Enlisted:	25 June 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Footscray, Vic., 1889
Home Town:	Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling:	Central State School Williamstown
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board

World War 1 Service

25 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1705, 29th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic.
29 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1705, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1705, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 1705, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1705 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Mary DUFF, husband of Mabel Frances DUFF, 17 Verdon Street, Williamstown, Victoria

DUFF. — Officially reported killed in action in France on 11th April (previously reported missing), Private William George Duff, of 14th Battalion, dearly beloved husband of Mabel, and darling daddy of little Jean and Willie, of Ann-street, Williamstown.
One of the bravest and best.

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