Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Duffy
In memory of:
Private James Duffy
April 23, 1915
Military Service
29437
24
Army
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
16th Bn.
Additional Information
May 1, 1890
Slago, Ireland
September 21, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec
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.
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
VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
I. F. 14.
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.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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