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220701 Pte. Stephen Duckhouse Canadian Expeditionary Forces 87th Bn. from:Canada (d.14th Aug 1917) Stephen Duckhouse was killed in action 14/08/1917, aged 20 and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial in France. He was the son of Mrs. E. Baggott (formerly Duckhouse), of 47, Little Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham, England. Private Stephen Duckhouse was born in 1897 in Birmingham, England and in 1910 was sent out to Canada as a Home Child. There he resided with Edgar McPhail, Ada Alde McPhail and John A. McPhail until 1916, when he joined the C.E.F. 129th Wentworth Battalion Regiment in Dundas, Wentworth Country Ontario. Although under age, he said that he wanted to do his duty. Later in Europe, he became part of the 87th Battalion and took part in the Hill 70 initiative during which he along with 9 other men were found dead in the Loos sector on August 14th, 1917 behind enemy lines. This event was later recounted in the Toronto Star. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**