DAFFURN Albert

Albert Daffurn sailed from Liverpool, England on the S.S. Corsican and arrived at Halifax, Novia Scotia on 14th April 1912. His intended occupation in Canada was to be a farm labourer.

Albert enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 25th August 1914 in Ottawa, Canada, being passed medically fit on 2nd September 1914 at Louis(?) Camp, Quebec. On his attestation form he gave his date of birth as 22nd September 1874 in Broadway, Worcestershire, his occupation as a Groom and his next of kin as his wife, Bessie Daffurn, of Broadway, Worcestershire. He had previous military service with the Rifle Brigade. Albert was 5 feet 8 inches tall with hazel eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion.

National Archives of Canada Reference: RG150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2257 – 19.

The Canada War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty) record the following information on Private Albert Daffurn: Previously reported missing, believed killed, now for official purposes presumed to have died. Location of Unit at time of Casualty: Vicinity of Bellewaarde Lake.

The Canada Commonwealth War Graves Registers record the following information on Private Albert Daffurn: For official purposes €“ presumed to have died in the field on or since 8th May 1915. Place of Burial: Menin Gate Memorial. Next of Kin: Mrs Bessie Daffurn, Willesey, near Broadway, Worcestershire, England.

Albert Daffurn has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.