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• Title	Private
  Birth	6 Nov 1898	Rencontre West, Nfld
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Nov 1917	Marcoing, France
  Buried	Marcoing British Cemetery, Nord, France
  Person ID	I0007	Durnford
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2010 23:44:16
  Father	Durnford John Richard Skinner, b. 6 Oct 1869, Rencontre West, Nfld
  Mother	Spencer Mary, b. 20 May 1868, Rencontre West, Nfld
  Family ID	F0015	Group Sheet

• Photos		Frederick Roy Durnford WWI Royal Nfld Regiment
  		Frederick R. Durnford
  Documents		Certificate from King George V Memorial certificate given to F.R. Durnford's parents from King George V.
  		Book of Remembrance Fred Durnford's entry in the Nfld Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower, Ottawa.
  		Frederick Roy Durnford's medals List of medals from WWI that he received.
  Headstones		Fred Durnford's grave Status: Located.

• Notes	The Battle of Marcoing and Masnieres was part of the larger Battle of Cambrai. After the Battle of Cambrai the Nfld Reg. was given the title "Royal" by George V. Theis honour had occurred twice before during war time, in 1665 and 1885.