BORN HULL 1888. SON OF JOHN & MARY DUFFY OF 13 GEORGE’S PLACE, COLLIER STREET, HULL. SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. BROTHER TO THOMAS, MARGARET, JOHN & DANIEL DUFFY.
His regimental number that suggests he was originally a part of the 3rd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. James was killed in action on 3rd May 1917 at Oppy Wood and his body was never recovered. If you are ever in France and care to visit Faubourg d’Amiens British Cemetery, you will find the Arras Memorial where the name of James Duffy is etched alongside those of 34,784 other men who lost their lives in the Arras sector and have no known grave. Note also James Duffy’s at 72 Walker Street,Hull.
His brother Sergeant, Thomas Duffy, 7th East Yorkshire Regiment, was killed at the Somme, on 10/7/1916. There is a family notice to their deaths in Hull Daily Mail on 25/02/1918.
Duffy, James
First name:
JAMES
Military Number:
3/7260
Rank:
Private
Date Died
03/05/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
29
