DUFFY, Frederick Robert

Credit: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Gunner

76th Battery

Royal Field Artllery

Frederick was born 1885 in Southampton, Hampshire to John & Emma (nee RUSSELL) DUFFY. John predeceased his son & Emma was living at 16 Elm Grove in Newport around the time of Frederick’s death.

Frederick was a regular soldier & was serving with the Artillery in Poona, India in 1911. During The War, Frederick was taken prisoner by the Turks & died, aged 32, in captivity on the 18th of November 1917. Originally buried by his captors, his grave was lost. Frederick is therefore commemorated by the Commission on the Basra War Memorial in Iraq. Due to the current political situation, the Commission are unable to maintain the memorial & so these soldiers, over 40,000, are commemorated in a Role of Honour held at their HQ in Maidenhead, UK.

Frederick is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetery

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.