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Francis Duke
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About Francis

  • Name
    Francis
  • Initials
    F
  • Surname
    Duke
  • Date of Birth
    1883
  • Birth town
    Carlton, Nottingham
  • Resided town
    Nottingham
  • Commemorated
  • Nationality
    English
  • Place of death
    Nottingham
  • Date of death
    March 1928
  • Married
    yes
  • Occupation
    Plumber

Service Information

  • Army

  • Service Number
    3542/480365
  • Rank
    Sapper
  • Regiment
    Royal Engineers

Biography

Francis was born in Carlton, Nottinghamshire in 1883 to Samuel and Mary Duke. In 1901, he was living with his parents in Carlton and working as a plumbers apprentice; his father was a stone mason.

Francis married Lottie Clark in Nottingham in 1904 and they had a son, Francis Arthur who was born in 1905.

In 1911, Francis was living at 79 Garfield Road, Nottingham with his in-laws, his wife Lottie and 5 year old son Francis Arthur. He was a plumber and his wife was a blouse folder (his father-in-law was a Leavers lace maker (machine made lace).

Francis served as a Sapper and a Corporal with the 62nd West Riding Division Royal Engineers. He was stationed at Somerleyton Park, Lowestoft when he passed through Peterborough’s East Station on 15 October 1916. In October 1916, he would have moved to Bedford before finally landing at Le Havre in January 1917.  For more information on the 62nd West riding division please see http://bit.ly/2od1U43

The only military record found for Francis was the Medal Roll which states that he was awarded the British War and Allied Victory Medals.

Francis died in Nottingham in 1928, aged 43.

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Campaign Medals

The Allied Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18

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