Date of birth: 15 May 1922: Born in Tillicoultry, a small mining village in Clackmannanshire, Central Scotland (at the foot of the Ochil Hills).
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Mother: Elizabeth Crawford Sharp. From Edinburgh.
Father: John Duncan. From Devonside, a small village near Tillicoultry, Clackmannans |
Army number 14211982 (1942-1947)
16.04.1942 – 08.02.1943 Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
09.02.1943 – 06.05.1943 HLI (Highland Light Infantry)/ 51st Highland Division with Eighth Army (North Africa)
07.05.1943 – 03.03.1947 Seaforth Highlanders |
| Family: John married Janet McDougall Archibald in September 1948 |
SASRA: Army Scripture Reader (SASRA Soldiers and Airmen’s Scripture Reader Association) 1947 – 1964
Sasra postings included England, Cyprus, Korea and Gibraltar
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Church of England curate,vicar, Arctic missionary & hospital chaplain [1967- 2011]
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| Retired with his wife Jenny to Northhampton |
John died peacefully at Manormead (Home for retired clergy) on 26th January 2015.
His sons John and Allister were at his bedside |