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DUNCAN, Ebenezer Herbert
Service Number: | NX38649 |
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Enlisted: | 14 July 1941 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | SYDNEY, NSW, 24 March 1919 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental, Australia, 22 August 1944, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales U B 16, Sydney War Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Walgett RSL Memorial |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX38649 | |
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14 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX38649 |
Soldier Killed In Rugby Game
25 August 1944
SYDNEY, Thursday.— A game of Rugby, proved fatal to a member of the Defence Forces yesterday. He was Lieut. Ebenezer Herbert Duncan, 25 years, the game was between two Defence Force teams, and Duncan was tacked early by two other players, Although he was not dragged to the ground, it is believed that he struck his head on one of the tackler's knees. The impact of the blow fractured his skull, but he continued to play with his hand supporting his head. At half-time he was unable to carry on. At 5,30 he died from a fractured skull in a military hospital.
Submitted 15 February 2016 by Val Sparnaay