Private

Sydney George Duke

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William W. and Mary Duke, of Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

His service record shows a gunshot wound on the 18th May. Originally dealt with at the 77th Field Ambulance, then the 53rd Casualty Clearing Staion, and  eventually transferred to the 13th General Hospital in Boulogne, where he died.

Public Contributions:

I have been a few times to visit Sydney's grave in Boulogne-sur-Mer. From what I can gather he was wounded in the lead up to the Battle of Messines, which commenced on 7 June 1917. Sydney died of his... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
29752
Name:
Sydney George Duke
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W. Duke (father), George Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
03 June 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 66
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. B. 46.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Sydney George Duke
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