PTE. WILL DUFF KILLED*

Seeking Information ~

One of the exciting pastimes in a bookshop is meeting people from all walks of life ~  "Fascinating People."   This week Brendan Oliver came in looking for any information regarding a WW1 soldier, William Selkirk Duff.
Brendan researched the name and learned that Mr Duff went overseas with the 114th Battalion "Brocks Rangers."  He died of wounds at the Battle of Passchendaele and is buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery in Belgium.
The son of David and Angelina Duff of Cayuga, William had two siblings: sister Jessie and brother Oliver.  David Duff was a well known teacher and Principal in Cayuga.  The rest of the Duff family is buried in the Cayuga Cemetery.

If you have any information about William Selkirk Duff or if you are a relative, Brendan would certainly be happy to "hear" from you.  Please contact Brendan at griff8_@hotmail.com

*The yellowed newspaper clipping that sent Brendan Oliver on his search to find out more about a young soldier from Cayuga killed in the war.

Cayuga Cemetery

Thought for Today ~

"Be lifelong students and also wise and patient teachers.
 
Remember to 'see everything, overlook most
and correct a little.' "

~ Sanjay Gupta, MD, Monday Mornings, Grand Central Publishing, 2012.



 The Recent Past *

In 1919 E. C. Drury became Premier of Ontario and, with the help of his old colleague, Dr. Zavitz, pressed for a much more active and comprehensive approach to the challenge of restoring the forests.  His key recommendation was that the province would share the costs of reforestation projects undertaken by county and municipal governments....
"the first county to take advantage of the financial support offered by the provincial government was Simcoe County.  In 1920, 1000 acres of waste land were purchased in Vespra Township."

* Simcoe County The Recent Past, by John Craig, 1977 The Corporation of the County of Simcoe.
Photo: St. Williams Forestry, Norfolk lbw