Notes
For his actions during the Battle of Mount Sorell (2-3 June 1916) Private Duncan's Citation reads "For conspicuous gallantry in taking over command of his platoon after all his seniors had bee killed or wounded, and handling it with great coolness and courage under very heavy shell fire. He was badly wounded."
Duncan later said of this battle - “The signal came and there we all started to advance up the hill, got pretty well up, and we were coming pretty near a hedge, when the Germans opened machine gun fire and began to mow us down. All of a sudden I thought I was cut in half. The boys were a few yards in front and managed to pull me in there and the next thing I heard was Sergeant Thibaud of No. 4 Company saying, “The stretcher-bearers will never get up here tonight. Get a blanket and carry him out.” I had thirty-one men when I went in that morning and out of the thirty-one men there were nine killed and there were eighteen wounded.”
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