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Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, of 12, St. Mary Street, Edinburgh.
He represented Canada as a distance runner finishing fifth in
the marathon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. In April 1914 he won the Boston Marathon.
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Private James Duffy
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Private James Duffy
Account of James Duffy's wounds and transport to aid during 2nd Ypres. Taken from "The Great War As I Saw It" by Canon Frederick Scott
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Private James Duffy
Account of Vlamertinghe Cemetery and James Duffy's burial. Taken from "The Great War As I Saw It" by Canon Frederick Scott
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Private James Duffy
Photo courtesy of Mark Banning, England.
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Private James Duffy
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Private James Duffy
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Private James Duffy
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Private James Duffy
Source: The Globe, Toronto Tuesday January 18 1916
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Private James Duffy
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada
Digital gallery of
Private James Duffy
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 189 of 1062.
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Private James Duffy
From the London Free Press May 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private James Duffy
From the London Free Press May 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private James Duffy
23 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
Digital gallery of
Private James Duffy
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private James Duffy
From the Vancouver World newspaper c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Account of James Duffy's wounds and transport to aid during 2nd Ypres. Taken from "The Great War As I Saw It" by Canon Frederick Scott
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Account of Vlamertinghe Cemetery and James Duffy's burial. Taken from "The Great War As I Saw It" by Canon Frederick Scott
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Photo courtesy of Mark Banning, England.
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Source: The Globe, Toronto Tuesday January 18 1916
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Source: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 189 of 1062.
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From the London Free Press May 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the London Free Press May 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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23 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Vancouver World newspaper c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 13 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 5 Km west of Ieper town centre, on the Hospitaalstraat, which is a road leading from the Poperingseweg. (Connecting Ieper to Poperinge). (* Vlamertinge is the modern spelling of Vlamertinghe)
From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then straight over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing.
On reaching the village of Vlamertinge the cemetery is located on the Hospitaalstraat, which is the second right turning after the village church. The VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY lies 50 metres along the Hospitaalstraat on the right hand side of the road.
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