This name is on the Old Manorians memorial, Clapham
(William Peter Duff)
Second Lieutenant, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 8th Battalion
Killed in action on 23 April 1917, aged 21
Awarded the Military Cross
Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette, 16 November 1916
For conspicuous gallantry in action. He showed great courage and determination in bombing dug-outs, and also carried back a
wounded man. He has previously shown conspicuous courage on several occasions.
CWGC: "Son of Daniel and Catherine Duff, of 1, Broadgates Rd., Wandsworth Common, London."
Remembered at Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Information from the 1911 census
In 1911 William Peter Duff's family lived at 2 Earlsfield Road, Wandsworth. His parents were from Perthshire, Scotland. Daniel Duff, 62, was an omnibus manager, from Logierait, ; his mother, Catherine Duff, 57, was from Fortingall. They had nine children. William Peter is not on the census return for this address.
Born Wandsworth 1896