CANADIAN PARA Ducker, William Skirving

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Staff member
  • SURNAME
Ducker
  • FORENAME
William Skirving
  • UNIT
C Company
  • RANK
Private
  • NUMBER
B/3047
  • DATE OF DEATH
19th June 1944
  • AGE
23
  • GRAVESITE
Hermanville War Cemetery,France 1.W.17
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 18.02.1921, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
resided 439 St. Clarens Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
son of Fred Ducker, Earlscourt Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
mother Ann Raeburn (nee Skirving)
educated Carlton Public School
civil occupation Steel rigger and truck driver
enlisted 13th January 1941, Toronto
former Royal Canadian Engineers
award M.M.
DOW Normandy
 

DATE OF DEATH:

19-Jun-1944

AWARD:

https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/ducker-william-skirving.31518/

CITATION:

Military Medal : This soldier was a medical orderly attached to C Coy during the action at Varaville on 6th June 1944. The Coy Comd, a Platoon Commander and 2 Other Ranks were in a building being heavily engaged by an anti-tank gun and mortar. A direct hit caused all four to become casualties. Private Ducker with absolute disregard for his own safety under heavy Machine Gun and mortar fire went to this building which was still under heavy fire gave medical attention to the Coy Commander and ascertained that the others were dead or beyond medical aid before removing the Coy Commander to a place of safety which was also under heavy fire.

WEB LINKS:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9036669
https://www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy/william_ducker.htm
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/44460/Ducker-William-Skirving.htm
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/9145/images/42127_83024005549_0212-00121?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=AIM1239&_phstart=successSource&pId=54329

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56490892/william-skirving-ducker
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