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Jun 24, 1886
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Born in Ferris, Ontario to Isaac and Mary (nee
Jessup) Duffy
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Nov 8, 1917
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Attested into the 1st Depot Battalion
Eastern Ontario Regiment in Brockville, Ontario
Ø Number 3055073
Ø Next of kin given as Mary
Duffy, mother, Box 292 Haileybury, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Prospector
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to the 2nd
Regimental Draft
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Dec 29, 1917
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for an unrecorded offence
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Jan 22, 1918
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Embarked the SS Scotian in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Feb 6, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the draft
was absorbed into the 7th Reserve Battalion in Seaford to continue
training
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Feb 15, 1918
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion and
arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) and TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private Duffy
joined the 21st Battalion in Brigade Reserve near Fouquescourt,
France
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Sep 24, 1918
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During heavy fighting at Canal Du Nord near the
Arras – Cambrai Road, Private Duffy received a bullet wound to his right arm
and was evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported
to the No. 23 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for treatment
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Sep 26, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 14 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 32 Stationary Hospital at Wimereux, France
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Sep 28, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Cambria
On arrival in England he was admitted to the
Northampton War Hospital in Duston
Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 31, 1918
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While at the hospital, Private Duffy slipped and
fell, fracturing his wounded right arm
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Dec 21, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Feb 5, 1919
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Feb 15, 1919
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Transferred to Military District Wing #2 at
Kinmel Park pending return to Canada
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Feb 22, 1919
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Embarked the SS Belgic in Liverpool
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Mar 1, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario and posted to the Casualty Company in the Exhibition Park
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Mar 6, 1919
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Granted leave until March 20, 1919
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Mar 27, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 136740
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Haileybury, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Boston Creek, Ontario
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Nov 15, 1919
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Married to Caroline Edith Mead in New Liskeard,
Ontario
In World War 2, Denis Duffy served with the Royal
Corps of Engineers in Scotland, England, Belgium and France
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Apr 26, 1977
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Dennis Duffy died in Kirkland Lake, Ontario and
was buried in the Kirkland Lake Cemetery
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