Clifford Reed Duncan - 844264
- Sean Maas-Stevens
- Mar 7
- 1 min read
Clifford Reed Duncan was born on 7 June 1898 in Moore Township, Ontario to John R. Duncan. Before enlistment, he worked as a farmer in Brigden, Ontario. Clifford enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 6 January 1916. Although he would have only been 17 at the time, the attestation paper states his apparent age as 18. He joined the 149th Battalion (The Lambtons) as a Private.
On 10 June 1917, Private Duncan arrived in Liverpool, UK before deploying to France on the 28th. In February 1918, he was posted to the 4th District Headquarters (4 Dist HQ) and deployed to the field. On 3 November 1918, Private Duncan was promoted to Acting Sergeant, and confirmed in rank in December. By then, the war was over, but Sergeant Duncan remained in France for several months.
Sergeant Duncan was diagnosed with Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) in April 1919. TB, known in the 19th century as Consumption, primarily affects the lungs, but can spread throughout the body. As a result of his illness, at the age of 20 he was found unfit for further service in the CEF and discharged on 2 June 1919. He was discharged in London, Ontario, where he had spent time at Byron Sanatorium for treatment.
Clifford Reed Duncan passed away from Tuberculosis on 28 July 1921 at the age of 23. He is buried in Bear Creek Cemetery in Brigden, Ontario.
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