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Three: Drummer J. St. E. Duffy, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who was taken prisoner of w...
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Three: Drummer J. St. E. Duffy, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war on the Western Front, 15 February 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (4246 Drmr: J. St. E. Duffy, 1st Suffolk Regt); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4246 Dmr: J. [sic] Duffy. Suffolk Regt); British War Medal 1914-20 (7621 Pte J. St. E. Duffy. Suff. R.) edge bruising to the first two, therefore nearly very fine (3) £160-£200 --- John St. Edmund Duffy was born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. He attested as a Boy for the Suffolk Regiment in Dublin in August 1895, and was appointed as a Drummer the following year. Duffy served with the 1st Battalion during the Second Boer War in South Africa from November 1899 to September 1902. He advanced to Corporal in June 1906, and frequently appeared in the Regimental Defaulters book through out his service. Duffy served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion in the French theatre of war from 16 January 1915, and was reported Missing on 15 February 1915. He was later confirmed as having been taken prisoner of war and interned in Munster, Germany. Duffy was repatriated in December 1918. Sold with copied service papers.
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Three: Drummer J. St. E. Duffy, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war on the Western Front, 15 February 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (4246 Drmr: J. St. E. Duffy, 1st Suffolk Regt); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4246 Dmr: J. [sic] Duffy. Suffolk Regt); British War Medal 1914-20 (7621 Pte J. St. E. Duffy. Suff. R.) edge bruising to the first two, therefore nearly very fine (3) £160-£200 --- John St. Edmund Duffy was born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. He attested as a Boy for the Suffolk Regiment in Dublin in August 1895, and was appointed as a Drummer the following year. Duffy served with the 1st Battalion during the Second Boer War in South Africa from November 1899 to September 1902. He advanced to Corporal in June 1906, and frequently appeared in the Regimental Defaulters book through out his service. Duffy served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion in the French theatre of war from 16 January 1915, and was reported Missing on 15 February 1915. He was later confirmed as having been taken prisoner of war and interned in Munster, Germany. Duffy was repatriated in December 1918. Sold with copied service papers.
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