ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

DUCE, Eric

DUCE, Eric

Full Name: Eric

DUCE

Date of Birth: 03

–

1893

Place of birth: Seven Oaks, Kent

England

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Boyanup WA

Next of Kin: Father-John Duce

Next of Kin Address: Boyanup WA ( ex Picton Crescent Bunbury WA )

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3451

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-07-24

Enlistment Location: Bunbury

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-11-01

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-11-24

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Villers Bretonneux France

Age at Death: 23

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

24/07/1915- Completed Medical Examination Bunbury WA
6/08/1915- To No. 21 Depot Company as Private
23/08/1915- To 1st Depot Battalion
27/09/1915-To 16th Battalion 11th Reinforcements Blackboy Hill WA  as Private
24/11/1915- Tp Overseas Base Egypt ex Australia
7/03/1916-Joined 16th Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
9/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex. Alexandria Egypt
11/04/1917-Wounded in Action and Missing in the field France
11/04/1917-Reported KILLED IN ACTION France ( Court of Enquiry 27/11/1917 )

 

Service Medals Awarded

1914/15 Star – No. 13892

British War Medal – No. 23279

Victory Medal – No. 23110

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 339522

 

Memorial Inscriptions

Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France

Australian War Memorial Canberra – Panel No. 79

Boyanup War Memorial, Western Australia.