Surname: | Duff |
Initials: | W A |
Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Army Number: | 7684357 |
Notes: | CMP. Enlisted in to CMP. He was born in Fifeshire and resided in Perth. Inscription on private gravestone: In memory of L/Cpl William Andrew Duff, killed 22/11/1940, age 21. Battle fought, his victory won. Loving parents and sister. Casualty List 286, BEF, France reported as missing, 26/5/1940. Casualty List 353, Corrections, List 286, BEF, France, Missing, 13/6/1940, entry should be deleted, entered in error. Casualty List 373, Home, died result of accident, 23/11/1940. Casualty List 595, Home, Died as result of accident, date of casualty should read 22/11/1940. William Andrew Duff. Extract from the Aberdeen Weekly Journal 28/11/1940. Sp;doer's Death in North. Lance Corporal William Andrew Duff, Corps of Military Police was fatally injured on Saturday when the motorcycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a motor van rounding a bend on a road in the North of Scotland. |
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Date of Death: | Nov. 22, 1940 |
Company: | UNKNOWN |
CWGC Link: | 2457237 |
Cemetery: | STRATHMIGLO PARISH CHURCH YARD, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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