DUFFUS' IN THE MILITARY

This page is dedicated to Duffuses who have served their countries from the NapoleonicWars until today.
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Napoleonic Wars

The following appeared in the Blairgowrie Gazette:

"Compulsory soldiery in the military service of the Naploleonic Wars, 1803, on 11 Feb., one James Duffus, merchant of Blairgowrie and W Blair, shoemaker age 39 were drawn into service."

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American Civil War

Name State Served Enlist Date Enlist Rank Enlist Age Enlist Place Army
John H Duffus New York 29 September 1864 Priv 24 (His birthday was October 11, 1840 so he must have actually been 23) New York City, NY Union  
James Duffus Iowa 14 May 1864 Priv 18   Union

 

 John H. Duffus was the son of John Henderson Duffus of Dundee b. 1816 d. 1896
and is the Webmaster's great great grandfather. John Duffus was a former
missionary with the London Missionary Society and joined the Union Army
after he emigrated to the United States in 1864.

  John H Duffus     

Enlist Date Enlist Place Enlist Rank Enlist Age
29 September 1864 New York City, NY Priv 24

 
Served New York  Enlisted K Co. 13th HA Reg. NY Mustered Out at Norfolk, VA on 28 June 1865        
Source: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Abbreviation: NYRoster
Published by on 1894-1906


 

Name of RegimentDate of OrganizationMuster DateRegiment Type
New York 13th Heavy Artillery Regiment01 August 186328 June 1865Heavy Artillery
Officers Killed or Mortally WoundedOfficers Died of Disease or AccidentEnlisted Killed or Mortally WoundedEnlisted Died of Disease or Accident
124 144
List of Soldiers

Regimental History

Battles Fought
Battle at Smithfield, Virginia on 24 January 1864
Battle at Smithfield, Virginia on 14 February 1864
Battle on 30 June 1864
Battle at Days Point, Virginia on 14 November 1864
Battle at Malone, New York on 20 February 1865
Battle at Blackwater, Virginia on 16 March 1865

 


  James Duffus 
Claimed Residence in Poweshiek County    

Enlist Date Enlist Place Enlist Rank Enlist Age
14 May 1864   Priv 18

 
Served Iowa  Enlisted B Co. 46th Inf Reg. IA Mustered Out at Davenport, IA on 23 September 1864        
Source: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Abbreviation: IARoster
Published by English on 1910


Name of Regiment Date of Organization Muster Date Regiment Type
Iowa 46th Infantry Regiment 10 June 1864 23 September 1864 Infantry
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded Officers Died of Disease or Accident Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident
0 0 1 27

List of Soldiers

Regimental History
 
Battles Fought
Battle at Colliersville, Tennessee on 14 July 1864
Battle at Colliersville, Tennessee on 19 July 1864
Battle at Colliersville, Tennessee on 24 July 1864

Charbonnier's Company 
Charleston County 


Officers 
Charbonnier, Leon H., Captain 
Carroll, E. M., Lieutenant 
Mc Donald, S. H., 2nd Lieutenant 
Tennent, G. V., Bvt 2nd Lieutenant 

NonCommissioned Officers 

Duffus, F. F., 1st Sergeant 
Delgar, H. S., Sergeant 
Foster, H. , Sergeant 
Graddick, J. G., Corporal 
Rhett, H. , Corporal 
Trumbo, C. O., Corporal 

 

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South African War

Brig.-Gen. Edward John Duffus, C.B. 1915; late R.A.; born 16 Feb. 1866;
2nd son of late James B. Duffus, Halifax, Nova Scotia; married 1906,
Helen Wiseman (died 1936), widow of Major H. Paske, R.E., and daughter
of late Robert Morrow, Bircham, Halifax. entered Army, 1885; Captain,
1895; Major, 1900; Lt.-Col. 1912; served Nile Expedition, 1898 (medal);
South African War, 1899-1902 (despatches twice, Queen's medal 3 clasps,
King's medal 2 clasps); European War, 1914-1916 (despatches twice,
C.B.); reitred pay, 1919. Club: United Service. [Died 1 Nov. 1937.]

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European War

Brig.-Gen. Edward John Duffus, C.B. 1915; late R.A.; born 16 Feb. 1866;
2nd son of late James B. Duffus, Halifax, Nova Scotia; married 1906,
Helen Wiseman (died 1936), widow of Major H. Paske, R.E., and daughter
of late Robert Morrow, Bircham, Halifax. entered Army, 1885; Captain,
1895; Major, 1900; Lt.-Col. 1912; served Nile Expedition, 1898 (medal);
South African War, 1899-1902 (despatches twice, Queen's medal 3 clasps,
King's medal 2 clasps); European War, 1914-1916 (despatches twice,
C.B.); reitred pay, 1919. Club: United Service. [Died 1 Nov. 1937.]

Col. Francis Ferguson Duffus, C.M.G. 1917; born 8 Oct. 1870; married
1906, Agnes Evans Whelan (died 1933); one son. Education: Merchiston
Castle School, Edinburgh; Royal Military College, Canada. Entered
Cheshire Regt. 1892; Capt. A.S.C. 1900; Major, 1908; Lt.-Col. 1915; Col.
1919; Embarkation Staff Officer, South Africa, 1899-1900; Assistant
Director of Supplies, 1915; Deputy Director of Supplies, 1916; served
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Queen's medal 3 clasps, King's medal 2 clasps);
European War, 1914-18 (despatches thrice, C.M.G.); retired pay 1920.
Address: Headley, Bordon, Hants. T: Headley Down 3108. Club: Army and
Navy [Died 1 Dec. 1953.]

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World War I

UNITED STATES ARMY:

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William Stewart Duffus
Apr. 9, 1892 -
Jan. 27, 1924
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Walter Edward
Duffus
  Feb. 21, 1890
- Mar. 22, 1922
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John
Howard Duffus
Oct. 16, 1995 -Sept. 1959

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Inscription on monument in Lawrence, Long Island,
New York listing World War I veterans.

 


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World War I Flying Ace

Click on Chester Duffus!

 


VETERANS' HONOR ROLL

LUDLOW, MASSACHUSETTS

This site is a memorial to all Ludlow residents who served in the Armed forces during:

World War I/World War II/Korea/Vietnam

World War I

Duffus, Alexander M.

Duffus, Henry B.


THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS

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Percy Bertie Duffus - 1917


THE BLACK WATCH:

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1. Duffus, Christopher. Born: Dundee/ Pvt. #2509. Killed In Action in France on 9 May 1915. 1st Battalion

2. Duffus, James Forbes. Born: Barony, Glasgow/ #268358 Pvt. Died of wounds received in France on 26 Oct., 1918. 6th Battalion (formerly in The Scottish Horse)

3. Duffus, James. Born: Tynemouth, Northumberland/ #S-8447A Sgt. Killed In Action in France on 6 Nov., 1915. 9th Battalion

4. Duffus, Peter. Born: Ballindolloch, Banffshire/ # 315316 Pvt. Killed In Action in France on 18 Oct., 1918. 13th Battalion

THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS:

1. Duffus, William. Born: Nairn/ #267131 Pvt. Killed In Action in France on 31 Oct., 1917. 2nd Battalion

MACHINE GUN CORPS:

Duffus, Louis. Borne: Edinburgh/ #90762 Pvt. Killed In Action in France on 4 Oct., 1917 (formerly in the Royal Lancashire Regiment)


ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY:

1. Duffus, William. Born: Woodside, Aberdeen/ #59190 Gunner. Died of Wounds in France on 26 July, 1917

LONDON SCOTTISH:

1. Duffus, Thomas Edward. Born: London/ #3354 Pvt. Killed In Action in France on 28 Sept., 1915

GORDON HIGHLANDERS:

1. Duffus, Alexander. Born: Aberdeen/ #S-43303 Pvt. Killed In Action in France on 11 April, 1917. 1st Battalion

2. Duffus, James. Born: Peterhead/ #S-43069 Pvt. Killed In Action in France on 6 Sept., 1916. 2nd Battalion
3. Duffus, William. # 3937 Pvt. Killed In Action in France on 22 July, 1916. 4th Battalion

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY:

1. Duffus, Harry. Born: Arbroath/ #332158 A/L/Sgt. Killed In Action in France on 16 April, 1918. 9th Battalion


Corporal Alfred Duffus of Dundee, Scotland

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Subject: Alfred Duffus
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 17:21:23 -0000
From: "Innes Duffus" <[email protected]>
To: "David Duffus" <[email protected]>

Attached please find a photograph (ext.. - bmp) which I have been meaning to send you for some time. It was taken at a location in France during the 1914 - 1918 war. Father, Alfred Duffus, was at that time a Corporal in the Royal Engineers. The picture shows him just after he had diffused the first ever unexploded 'land mine' of the first world war. It was taken either in 1914 or 1915. I have enhanced the part of the picture to find out what the (specialised?) tool is in his hand. It turns out to be nothing more that a large open ended-spanner. How's that for courage, or perhaps it just shows how knowledge developed over a very short space of time.

The original of this picture is now in the Imperial War Museum in London.

Innes

Innes Duffus
15 Charlotte Street
Dundee


WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

 

Search Terms: DUFFUS (1) from Ancestry.com
Database: WWI Civilian Draft Registrations
Combined Matches: 1

Name Birth Date Ethnicity Birth Place County State
Duffus Dowell 4 Jan 1880 B works in Jackson MS Madison Mississippi

 

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World War II

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

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Col. John D. Duffus

Col. John David Duffus, born Feb. 23, 1922 - Cedarhurst, NY; married Joan Nancy O'Keeffe Aug. 7, 1943 (died Oct. 10, 1969); three sons, two daughters. Education: New York University, George Washington (BA 1964). Entered U.S. Army Air Corps Apr. 1942; 2nd Lt., May 1943; 437th Troop Carrier Group - Sedalia Army Airfield, Aug.-Nov. 1943; Pope Army Airfield, Nov.-Dec. 1943; Royal Air Force Base - Newark, Nottingham, England, Feb. 1944; Royal Air Force Base - Ramsbury, England, Feb.-Dec. 1944 (flew 20 combat missions including D-Day - Invasion at Normandy, Invasion of Holland, Battle of the Bulge); Montalto, Italy, Jul-Aug 1944 (flew 2 combat missions - Invasion of Southern France); A-58 Airfield - Coulommiers, France, Jan.-Jul 1944 C-47Transport.JPG (6423 bytes)(flying Air-Evac and POW pickups between Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria and Checzhslovkia); assault across the Rhine towing 2 gliders, Mar. 1944; left U.S. Army Air Corps, Sep. 1944; employed Eastern Air Lines, Jan.-Feb. 1945; employed American Airlines, Mar.-Apr. 1945; employed Pan American Grace Airlines - Lima, Peru, May-Jul. 1945; commisioned as Capt.-U.S. Army Air Corps, Jul. 1945; Plans and Policy Officer - Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command, Fort Totten, NY, Aug. 1945 - Jun. 1947; 3500th Pilot Training Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, LA, Jun.-Aug. 1949; Director of Academic Training, 3500th PT Group, Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock, TX, Sep. 1949 - Jun. 1954;b25sln.JPG (6768 bytes) Major 1954; Navy and Command Staff School, Naval War College, Newport, RI, Jul. 1954 - Jul. 1955; Wing Training Officer, 58th Fighter Bomber Wing, Osan Air Force Base, Korea, Aug. 1955 - Jul. 1956; 1007th Air Intelligence Group, Washington, DC, Aug. 1956 - Jul. 1959; Senior Director, SAGE, K.I. Sawyer A.F.B., Marquette, MI; Lt. Col. 1960; Chief - Emergency Actions, Air Force Command Post, Fort Richie, MD, Mar. 1960 - June 1962; Air War College, Maxwell A.F.B., Montgomery, AL, Jun. 1963 - Jun. 1964; Col. 1964; Director of Operations, Air Division, Taipei, Taiwan, Jul 1964 - Aug. 1966; Commander - Civil Engineering Squadron, 328th Fighter Interceptor Wing, Richards-Gebaur A.F.B., Kansas City, MO, Sep. 1966 - Jun. 1969; Commander, Air Force ROTC, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Jul. 1969 - Aug. 1972; Retired, Dec. 1972; licensed as realtor, 1972; married Anne Stott, May 1975, formed Duffus Realty, Sep. 1975.

Decorations:   Command Pilot's Wings, Pilot's Wings - Republic of China Air Force,  Legion of Merit, Air Medal - Four Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Eurpoean Theater Operations Medal - Seven Battle Stars, American Theater Operations Medal Air Force Length Service Ribbon,  Presidential Unit Citation, Distinguished Service Medal - Republic of China.

Civilian Accomplishments: President - Greenville Civitan Club, President - Noon Rotary Club, Regional Vice President - North Carolina Association of Realtors, President - Greenville- Pitt County Board of Realtors, Chairman - Pitt County-City of Greenville Airport Authority, Awards - Realtor of the Year - Greenville-Pitt County Board of Realtors, 2 Regional Service Awards - North Carolina Association of Realtors.


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Robert Walter Colin Duffus


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