Arthur Howard DUCK
B: 17th Jan 1884 D: 20th Aug 1950
Born: 17th Jan 1884 Farina, South Australia
Died: 20th Aug 1950 Died at Leigh Creek whilst a resident of Lyndhurst. Aged 64 years
Father: James DUCK B: 1857 D: 12th Sep 1930 Residence Copley, place of death Port Augusta
Mother: Mary Ann (fmly) MURRAY (nee) BUTLER DOB: 1856 DOD: 23/9/1912 Prospect
Parents Marriage: 3rd Jan 1879
Siblings
Mary Annie DUCK B: 6/12/1879 Patseys Spring
Ellen DUCK B: 3/5/1882 Farina D:
James William Henry DUCK B: 31/12/1885 Farina D:
Florence Rose DUCK B: 20/6/1887 Farina D:
Service Number: 2169
Date of enlistment: 9th Jun 1916
Trade: Station Hand
WW1 Service Records Arthur Howard DUCK 2169
9th/6/1916 – Service No 2169 – Enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia. Age 32 years and 5 months, stated occupation as Station Hand. Father stated as Mr James Duck of Leigh Creek.
9/6/1916 – Appointed to E Company, 2nd Depot Battalion AIF
16/6/1916 – Assigned to 4/50th Battalion
12/8/1916 – Embarked HMAT Ballarat (A-70), Adelaide.
30/9/1916 – Disembarked at Devenport, entrained to Codford.
30/9/1916 – Marched in at Codford.
25/10/1916 – Transferred to 43rd Battalion
25/11/1916 – Proceeded to France from Southampton,
20/1/1917 – Sick to hospital (In France)
14/2/1917 – Rejoined Unit (43rd Battalion) in field
22/2/1917 – Returned to field hospital sick
2/3/1917 – Admitted 3rd Australian General Hospital, England. Left Inguinal Hernia)?
16/4/1917 – Proceed overseas to France, depart from Southampton
4/8/1917 – Rejoined unit in France.
17/10/1917 – Wounded in action. Gunshot wound to buttock.
27/10/1917 – Transferred to 2nd Australian General Hospital
27/12/1917 – Proceed overseas to France.
4/1/1918 – Rejoined unit.
26/5/1918 – Wounded in action, gas.
19/6/1918 – Discharged back to unit.
13/7/1918 – To hospital, sick.
22/9/1918 – Transferred to Australian Veterans Hospital, Calais.
19/4/1919 – RTA per “Sardinia”
12/7/1919 – Discharged.
None known.
