DUNCAN, William Bruce
| Service Number: | 4275 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, 5 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 21 November 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave XXVII. BB. 8A., Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4275, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4275, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 4275, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4275 awm_unit: awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Enlisted: 30-9-1915, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
He was 21 and the son of Jean Bruce Duncan and the late Thomas J. Duncan, of 16, West Savile Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland.
He is one of three Australian casualties of the Great War honoured on the Dalkeith War Memorial.
Also Honoured Dalkeith High School & Dalkeith New Cemetery.
Dalkeith Advertiser 29-11-1917
The death is announced as having occurred on 21st November, from wounds received in action, of Pte. Wm.Bruce Duncan, Australians. The deceased, who emigrated to Australia some six or seven years ago, was the second son of the late Mr Thomas Duncan, bootmaker, Dalkeith, and of Mrs Duncan, 16 Saville Terrace, Edinburgh. (Midlothian Roll of Honour 1914-1918)
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