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Source: The Anzac Memorial, 1917, p. 278 (image courtesy of the Fryer Library)
To Desmond Gavan Duffy : Killed in Battle, November 15th, 1916 single work   poetry   war literature   "How shall I shut my ears to Honour's call?"
Issue Details: First known date: 1917... 1917 To Desmond Gavan Duffy : Killed in Battle, November 15th, 1916
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A poem in memory of the author's son, Second Lieutenant Desmond Gavan Duffy, who was killed near Poziers, in November 1916. Australian War Memorial records indicate that Duffy was killed by an exploding enemy artillery round.

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    y separately published work icon Anzac Memorial Anzac Memorial : 25th April 1915 Alfred George Stephens (editor), Sydney : Returned Soliders Association , 1916 Z1658250 1916 anthology prose poetry war literature Sydney : Returned Soliders Association , 1917 pg. 278
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