Second Lieutenant Alick Thomas Duncan

Date of Birth | c. 1897 |
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Age at Death | 19 |
Date of Death | 2 March 1917 |
Service Number | |
Military Service | 12th Battalion East Surrey Regiment |
Merton Address | |
Local Memorial | Mitcham War Memorial |
Additional Information
Alick was born in October 1897 in Wallington, Surrey to Thomas and Emily Duncan and was baptised on 12 December at Holy Trinity Church, Wallington. He was the second youngest of five, with older sisters Elsie, Lilias, and Flora and younger brother Stuart. His father worked as a secretary to public companies, and the family lived in an eight room house at 10 Rosemount, in Wallington.
Thomas died in August 1916 and only six months later Alick was killed by an enemy sniper. He is buried in Dickebusch New Military Cemetery.