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Military service
Service number:
192927
Age:
31
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
13th Bn.
Birth:
March 17, 1886
Death:
August 15, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of William and Mary Duncan; husband of Ethel Duncan, of 544, Jones Avenue, Toronto.
Brother of Private George Ford Duncan, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).
Digital gallery of Private John Duncan
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Memorial
Commemorative Plaque erected in the sanctuary of St. John's Presbyterian Church, Broadview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of JOHN DUNCAN
This image comes from a large framed tribute in St. John's Presbyterian Church, Broadview Avenue, Toronto. Ontario Canada. He and thirty-two other men are remembered here for their service in WWI. -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping (2)
Pte. John Duncan is mentioned in this article about the death of his brother. -
Badge
Cap Badge 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Duncan enlisted with the 92nd bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 13th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder Patch
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Badge
Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Duncan enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star Weekly c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Duncan
Digital gallery of
Private John Duncan
Digital gallery of
Private John Duncan
Digital gallery of
Private John Duncan
Digital gallery of
Private John Duncan
Digital gallery of
Private John Duncan
Digital gallery of
Private John Duncan
Digital gallery of
Private John Duncan
Digital gallery of
Private John Duncan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 231 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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