George Duff
Royal Navy officer (c. 1764–1805) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the British naval officer. For the Canadian mathematician, see George F. D. Duff. For the Scottish politician, see George Skene Duff.
Captain George Duff RN (c. 1 February 1764 – 21 October 1805) was a British naval officer during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, who was killed by a cannonball at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Born | (1764-02-01)1 February 1764 Banff, Scotland |
Died | 21 October 1805(1805-10-21) (aged 41) |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Resting place | Buried at sea |
Occupation | Royal Navy Officer |
Spouse | Sophia Dirom 1764–1827 |
Children | Norwich Duff 1792–1862 Mary Anne Fotheringham Duff 1794–1796 Jemima Duff 1799–1803 Georgina Helen Duff 1803–1832 Anna Margaret Duff 1805–1827 |
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