John Stead (Jack) DUFFY

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DUFFY, John Stead

Service Number:	740
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Served as a stoker with the Royal Navy from 1908-1913.
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lyonville, Victoria, Australia, 18 August 1887
Home Town:	Outtrim, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	School teacher
Died:	Illness, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 9 November 1973, aged 86 years
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials:	Melbourne Town Hall Honour Roll, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 740, 8th Infantry Battalion, Served as a stoker with the Royal Navy from 1908-1913.
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 740, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 740, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
11 Sep 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion
5 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion
16 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion
15 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion
21 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

Summary from AWM

2nd Lt Jack Duffy served as a stoker with the Royal Navy from 1908-1913. In 1907 he recieved the Royal Humane Society Medal he was awarded for saving a young woman from drowning. Upon the outbreak of war he enlisted with the 8th Battalion, seeing service at Gallipoli, where he was promoted through the ranks to 2nd lieutenant. With the reorganisation of the AIF in 1916 he was posted to the 57th Battalion, where he saw service on the Western Front, ending the war as a captain.

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