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7519   Rifleman Patrick Duffy
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Dated added: 01/01/2016   Last updated: 21/05/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles (British Army)
Died: 21/09/1914 (Killed in Action)
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Summary      
Patrick Duffy was born in Maghera. Patrick enlisted in Omagh. The 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles landed at Rouen on the 14th August 1914. Rifleman Patrick Duffy was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles when he was killed in action a few days after the Battle of the Aisne on 21st September 1914. Rifleman Patrick Duffy has no known grave and is commemorated on the La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing.
Further Information
Patrick Duffy was born in Maghera.
Patrick Duffy enlisted in Omagh. The 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles landed at Rouen on the 14th August.
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Rifleman Patrick Duffy was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles when he was killed in action a few days after the Battle of the Aisne on 21st September 1914.
Rifleman Patrick Duffy has no known grave and is commemorated on the La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing. The Memorial commemorates 3,740 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fell at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the Aisne between the end of August and early October 1914 and have no known graves.
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Relevant Magherafelt Area Locations
No Location Region Location Notes Longtitude Latitude
1 Maghera area Maghera Born in Maghera area 54.848742 -6.667552
References and Links
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1 National Archives UK Medal card can be purchased here
Magherafelt District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2014-2023