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Private Maurice Patrick Duffy Wilshire
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Private Maurice Patrick Duffy Wilshire Veteran

Birth
South Australia, Australia
Death
2 Oct 1917 (aged 31)
Monument
Ypres, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Panel 7. No known grave.
Memorial ID
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Maurice Patrick DUFFY enlisted under name of John Wilshire.
Regimental number 7070
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 31
Next of kin Sister, O. Drescoll, Princes Street, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date 27 October 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 1st Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 1st Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 02-5 October 1917
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 7), Belgium
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of John and Harriet Duffy.
Maurice Patrick DUFFY enlisted under name of John Wilshire.
Regimental number 7070
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 31
Next of kin Sister, O. Drescoll, Princes Street, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date 27 October 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 1st Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 1st Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 02-5 October 1917
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 7), Belgium
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of John and Harriet Duffy.

Gravesite Details

7070



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