Robert James DUFFEY

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DUFFEY, Robert James

Service Number:	3719
Enlisted:	26 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 19 June 1889
Home Town:	Majors Creek, Palerang, New South Wales
Schooling:	Launceston Public School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3719, 1st Infantry Battalion
11 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3719, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
11 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3719, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Robert was the son of Robert Patrick and Bridget Agnes Duffey; husband of Elsie May Duffey, of Major's Creek, New South Wales. He had been born in Launceston, Tasmania. He is commemorated in St Stephen's Anglican Church, Major's Creek, New South Wales. Roll of Intercession in the church reads: 'The Prayers of Parishioners are asked for the following Soldiers who are serving their God, King, and Country in the World War against Germany's Aggression, Tyranny, and Frightfulness.'

His brother, 4912 Pte Herbert William Duffy, 12th Battalion died of wounds on 22 November 1916.

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