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Military service
Service number:
644007
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
April 2, 1897
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
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Son of William J. and Janet Durnford, of Coldwater, Ontario.
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Newspaper Clipping
Pte. Andrew Durnford was mentioned in this newspaper article about his friend Pte. George Arthur Woods, 644034. Durnford enlisted in the 157th Battalion in Coldwater, Ontario, on February 12th, 1916. -
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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) -
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Private Andrew Durnford
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Private Andrew Durnford
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Private Andrew Durnford
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Private Andrew Durnford
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 232 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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