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William Ivan DUKE

William Ivan DUKE[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1911 - 1944  (33 years)


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  • Name William Ivan DUKE  [2, 3, 4]
    Birth 26 Mar 1911  Land Bank, Sask Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Residence Abt 1916  14, 3, W2, Silverwood Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1 Jun 1921  Silverwood Municipality, Qu'Appelle-Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    Arrival 11 Nov 1939  Eastport, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    _MILT
    • Division (WWII)
      1st Canadian Infantry Division
      Active 1910-Present
      Province British Columbia
      Type Light infantry
      Motto Cuidich'n Righ (Aid the King)
      Nickname The Seaforths
      Modern Unit Primary Reserve
    _MILTID K/2534 
    Death 14 Dec 1944  Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: DUKE, WILLIAM IVAN Age: 35 Date of Birth: 26 Mar 1911 Date of Death: 14 Dec 1944 Rank: Private Unit: Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Force: Army Service Number: K2534 Reference: RG 24 Volume: 25789 Extra Information: Son of Thomas and Effie
    Burial
    • Ravenna War Cemetery Ravenna Provincia di Ravenna Emilia-Romagna, Italy Plot: VI. C. 1.
      Find A Grave Memorial# 56499405
    Person ID I18897963315  Gibson Lovell Lomas Collins
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Father Thomas Henry DUKE, Sr,   b. 10 Jul 1882, Christchurch County Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1965 (Age 83 years)
    Mother Euphemia "Effie" MCCAW,   b. 3 Oct 1884, Sask Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1929 (Age 44 years)
    Marriage 27 Feb 1905 
    Family ID F1707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Violet Jean GIBSON,   b. 18 Jul 1908, Brookside, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1983, View Royal, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Children 
    +1. Ervin DUKE
    Family ID F1306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_1425887729] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S_1367629398] Ancestry.com, Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. See Full Source Citations.Original data: ).
      Birth date: 26 Mar 1909
      Birth place: Land Bank, Sask
      Arrival date: 11 Nov 1939
      Arrival place: Eastport, Idaho, United States

    3. [S_1417843722] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 2009 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights rese).
      Birth date: 1909
      Birth place: Sask
      Residence date: abt 1916
      Residence place: 14, 3, W2, Silverwood

    4. [S_946724548] Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 158; Census Place: Qu'Appelle-Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 13.