Duffy, Charles Chiniquy

Date of Birth1890-03-11
Date of Death1913-11-14
Age23
GenderMale
Birth PlaceAustralia, Victoria, Lyonville
Cause of DeathDied Melbourne General Hospital

Service Details

ServiceRAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry1912-10-14
RankPetty Officer
Official Number7010
Discharged Date1913-11-14
Discharge NotesDD- Discharged Dead
Service Period1908-1913
Service RecordYes
ShipEncounter HMAS (1912-1923) Formerley HMS (1905-1912)
Service 2ANF - Australian Naval Forces
Official NumberANF1147
Service Period1908-1912

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NameWilliamstown Cemetery Champion Rd, Williamstown VIC 3016
Cemetery AddressWilliamstown, VIC
Demonination/AreaChurch of England
SectionM
Row19.5
Grave Number2
Grave TypeBurial - Grave

Notes

ANF Enlistment as ordinary Seaman on HMS Psyche Commissioning crew Melbourne (I)? - Posting 18 Jan 1913 is Melbourne's Commissioning date Re Royal Australian Navy A-Z. Note Headstone reads " Erected to the Memory of Petty Officer Charles C Duffy by his comrades of His Majesty's Australian Ships Encounter and Melbourne. Died 14th Nov 1913 Aged 23 Years 8 Months"

Sources

ANF Enlistment AWM266 4/5/1147 Service Record - Australian National Archives Australian Naval Forces

Contributors

Researched by: Deb Absolom/Andrew Watters