Robert Duff Duncan
Memorial: Alveston - St Helen's Church
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Warrant Officer
Parents: James and Elizabeth Calder Duncan
Marital status: Married
Home address: Robert and Gladys: Greenhill Villa, Alveston
Pre-war occupation: Armed forces
Date of birth: 1898
Place of birth: Scotland
Date of death: 03/10/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried St Helen Churchyard Alveston and commemorated on Alveston War Memorial
Age: 44
Further information:
Son of a colliery carter, Robert was born in Scotland and had an older brother an older sister and a younger sister. His mother died when he was just 5 years old.
He married Gladys Mary Collins who was from Alveston in 1924 and had a daughter. Gladys died in 1938 whilst Robert was serving in Iraq and she is also buried in St Helen Churchyard. Robert died in Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy, Scotland, possibly whilst he was stationed at a nearby airbase. The cause of his death is unknown.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/