DUFFY, Frank
| Service Number: | 2600 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, July 1886 |
| Home Town: | Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Wounds, Stoke-on-Trent War Hospital, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England, 7 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Stoke-on-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2600, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2600, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2600, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2600, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to neck DoW England | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2600, 55th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2600 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 7th August…… Frank Duffy was born at Glasgow, Scotland to parents John and Margaret Duffy.
[It is not possible to 100 % identify Frank Duffy in any of the Scotland Censuses.]
[The 1911 England Census recorded a “Frank Duffy” born Glasgow; Able Seaman as crew on SS Leona which was berthed at Victoria Dock, Goole, Yorkshire West Riding, England on the night of the Census. This “Frank Duffy” was aged 34 & married.]
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 26th July, 1915 as a 29 year old, single, Able Seaman from Stockton, New South Wales.
Private Frank Duffy, Service number 2600, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 2nd November, 1915 with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 19th Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements. He disembarked at Fremantle, Western Australia medically unfit & returned to 2nd Military District on Katoomba on 28th November, 1915.
A Medical Report was completed on Private Frank Duffy on 20th December, 1915 at No. 4 Australian General Hospital. His disease/disability was recorded as Torticollis (painfully twisted and tilted neck) which had originated in September, 1915 at Liverpool Camp, NSW. “Stiffness arose after operation for Tonsils & Adenoids at Garrison Hospital.” Private Duffy’s present condition was listed as “on admittance here could detect nothing at all and the man states he feels well.” The Medical Officer in charge of the case recommended that Private Duffy was fit for duty. The Medical Board agreed with the recommendation on 6th January, 1916.
On 10th January, 1916 Private Frank Duffy reported for duty with Reinforcements 2nd Military District. He embarked from Sydney, NSW with 9th Reinforcements of 19th Battalion & was to rejoin 6th Reinforcements. Private Duffy disembarked at Alexandria on 26th February, 1916.
He was transferred to 55th Battalion & joined them on 3rd April, 1916 at Ferry Post.
Private Duffy was admitted to 14th Field Ambulance at Ferry Post on 6th June, 1916 with an Abscess. He was transferred & admitted to No. 1 Australian Stationary Hospital.
On 19th June, 1916 Private Duffy embarked from Alexandria to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 29th June, 1916.
Private Frank Duffy was wounded in action in France on 20th July, 1916. He was admitted to 13th General Hospital at Boulogne, France on 21st July, 1916 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to neck/face. Private Duffy embarked on Hospital Ship St. David on 28th July, 1916.
From 55th Battalion War Diary –
2 Officers killed; 5 Officers wounded; 4 Officers Missing.
35 Other Ranks killed; 5 Died of wounds; 149 wounded; 139 Missing.
“This is a statement of Casualties as known on 31st July 1916. Many of the missing will undoubtedly be proved to have been killed and others wounded in Hun trenches are doubtless prisoners of war.”
On 29th July, 1916 Private Duffy was admitted to Stoke-on-Trent War Hospital, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England.
Private Frank Duffy died on 7th August, 1916 at Stoke-on-Trent War Hospital, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England from wounds received in action in France - G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to left side of neck; & secondary Haemorrhage & Heart Failure.
He was buried in Hartshill Cemetery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England where 7 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/hartshill.html
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