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DUFFY, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX1686 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1940, Port Pirie, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pekina, SA, 2 August 1910 |
| Home Town: | Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Rostrevor College |
| Occupation: | BHP Whyalla |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 22 December 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C6 C 14, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Iron Knob WW2 Honor Roll, Iron Knob War Memorial, Rostrevor College WW2 Memorial Plaques, Whyalla BHP Employees War Memorial, Whyalla Memorial Wall, Whyalla Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jan 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX1686, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 6 Jan 1940: | Involvement Private, SX1686, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Port Pirie, SA | |
| 6 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX1686, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Patrick Thomas Duffy and Lucy Ellen Duffy, of Henley Beach, South Australia.
Mrs. T. Tracey. of Military road, Henley Beach, has been advised that her brother. Pte. Michael Duffy, 32, was killed in action in New Guinea on December 22. He was the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Duffy, formerly of Pekina. Pte. Duffy served in England, Tobruk and Syria before going to New Guinea. He was formerly employed by the BHP at Whyalla.