A Donegal family has remembered their lost loved one on the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day.
James Duffy received the Victory Cross for his bravery during the First World War.
He was 28 years old, and a private in the 6th Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
On 27 December 1917 at Kereina Peak, Palestine, whilst the company was holding a very exposed position, Private Duffy, a stretcher-bearer, and another stretcher-bearer went out to bring in a seriously wounded comrade.
When the other stretcher-bearer was wounded, Private Duffy returned to get another man, who was killed almost immediately. The private then went forward alone and, under very heavy fire, succeeded in getting both wounded men under cover and attended to their injuries. His gallantry undoubtedly saved both men’s lives.
His daughter Nellie O’Donnell laid a wreath in memory of her father at 11.11am at the Church of Ireland church in Letterkenny this morning.
She also represented her father earlier this morning at the Enniskillen service and also laid a wreath of poppies is Conwal graveyard where her father is buried.
Pictures by Brian McDaid.