Private 2927 Edward Duffy
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/1915
Age at death: 22
Date of death: 2nd of January 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery - V. C. 5.
Census details:
1901 - Not identified. 1911 - Sees 16 years old 'Plate Glass Worker' Edward living at 17 Fern Street, St Helens with parents John (50), Jane (49) and ten siblings: Hannah (30), Mary Jane (27), Margaret (24), John (31), Elizabeth (18), twin sister Kate (16), Owen (11), Treeser (8), Sarah (5), Ellener (2).
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/E_Duffy_SLR_zps70152860.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Edward Duffy at Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]
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[caption]Edward is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
