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George Gordon Duncan

In memory of:

Captain George Gordon Duncan

May 22, 1915

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

10th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 24, 1892
New Lowell, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 25, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of Reverend George Petrie Duncan, of St. Andrew's Manse, Port Credit, Ontario and Helena Vicia Duncan (nee Goodwin). His brother Captain Alan Barrie Duncan, 75th Battalion, also fell on 29 November 1918.

Commemorated on Page 13 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT.
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VIII. G. 1.

Location:

Festubert is a village about 6 kilometres east of Bethune and BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY is a little south-west of the village and just west of the road from Festubert to Givenchy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– The Golden Book (Canadian Military Institute, 1927)

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    Memorial – The Golden Book (Canadian Military Institute, 1927)
  • Memorial– The Golden Book (Canadian Military Institute, 1927)

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    Memorial – The Golden Book (Canadian Military Institute, 1927)
  • Circumstances of death registers– 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 411 of 1062. He was buried in LE PLANTIN CEMETERY (WELSH CHAPEL), FESTUBERT. After the Armistice his body, and those of 3 other Canadian soldiers buried there were exhumed and buried in BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – 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 411 of 1062. He was buried in LE PLANTIN CEMETERY (WELSH CHAPEL), FESTUBERT. After the Armistice his body, and those of 3 other Canadian soldiers buried there were exhumed and buried in BROWN'S ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY, FESTUBERT.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper Clipping– The Varsity War Supplement, University of Toronto, July 1915.

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    Newspaper Clipping – The Varsity War Supplement, University of Toronto, July 1915.
  • Honour Roll– Honour Roll from The Varsity War Supplement, University of Toronto, July 1915.

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    Honour Roll – Honour Roll from The Varsity War Supplement, University of Toronto, July 1915.
  • Press Clipping– Captain George Gordon Duncan is mentioned in this article about his brother.

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    Press Clipping – Captain George Gordon Duncan is mentioned in this article about his brother.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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  • Roll of Service– From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

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    Roll of Service – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

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