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DUNCAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 905 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Blackboy Hill |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunecht, Scotland, 18 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Pingelly, Pingelly, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Claremont Teachers' College, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Lumper - later School Teacher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 15 March 1956, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Moorumbine Cemetery Pingelly, Western Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 905, 12th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 905, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 905, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 905, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW neck, elbow and right thigh (severe) | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 905, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 905, 12th Infantry Battalion, HS Delta, Ras-el-Tin, Egypt for England - admitted 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham - right leg amputated. | |
| 8 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 905, 12th Infantry Battalion, Hs Thermistocles, Portland for return to Australia medically unfit - arriving Fremantle 12 June 1916. | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 905, 12th Infantry Battalion, Medically Unfit |
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