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Duncan Harper
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1888 |
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Place of birth: Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Schotland., Scotland, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Gunner |
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Service number: 126327 |
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Enlistment place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Field Artillery, ""B"""" Bty. 86th Bde."" (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 07/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Bedford House, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 29 |
Cemetery
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Bedford House Cemetery Plot: 4 II Row: D Grave: 7 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 5
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Wagon Line | ||
| #4 | Gun positions | ||
| #5 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Duncan Harper was the son of Mary and Gilbert Harper. He was born around 1888 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Before the war, he lived in Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Duncan enlisted in the British Army at Hamilton. He belonged to the B Battery of the 86th Army Brigade Royal Field Artillery.
Duncan Harper was killed on 7 September 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele. On the night of 6-7 September and the night of 7-8 September, Duncan's unit relieved the 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. They started their journey from their wagon lines near Dikkebus, between today's Oude Bellestraat and Kerkstraat. At the time, that Australian brigade was in the lines near the Ypres ramparts, along the present Hoornwerk and Leopold III avenue. Not only did the troops of the 86th Army Brigade move towards the lines in Ypres, but their guns also moved with them. The guns used by the Australian brigade then had to be moved back towards the wagon lines near Dikkebus.
Exactly how or when 29-year-old Duncan Harper was killed is not clear, but he reportedly died of wounds. Duncan found his final resting place at Bedford House Cemetery in Ypres (Enclosure No.4 II. D. 7.).
Duncan Harper was killed on 7 September 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele. On the night of 6-7 September and the night of 7-8 September, Duncan's unit relieved the 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. They started their journey from their wagon lines near Dikkebus, between today's Oude Bellestraat and Kerkstraat. At the time, that Australian brigade was in the lines near the Ypres ramparts, along the present Hoornwerk and Leopold III avenue. Not only did the troops of the 86th Army Brigade move towards the lines in Ypres, but their guns also moved with them. The guns used by the Australian brigade then had to be moved back towards the wagon lines near Dikkebus.
Exactly how or when 29-year-old Duncan Harper was killed is not clear, but he reportedly died of wounds. Duncan found his final resting place at Bedford House Cemetery in Ypres (Enclosure No.4 II. D. 7.).
Sources 6
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14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 13/41/15). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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1901 Scotland Census (National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh (NRS), Reels 1-446). https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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86 Army Field Artillery Brigade. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/456/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO372). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Soldier's Effects records (National Army Museum, Chelsea (NAM) 1901-60; NAM Accesion Number: 1991-02-333). https://www.nam.ac.uk/ Sources used |
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UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923, (Western Front Association: 092/0412/Har-Har). https://www.westernfrontassociation.com/ Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/484268 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a20431c0-1659-4e80-a1c0-3e4631b25630 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1567450 |