MCCURDY, Stanley Bertram
| Service Number: | 6129 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarrawonga, Victoria, 2 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Yarrawonga, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Box Hill, Victoria, 23 January 1978, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6129, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6129, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6129, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Melbourne | |
| 5 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6129, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Biography
Born in Yarrawonga, Victoria to Robert and Jessie (nee Cameron) McCurdy on the 2nd February 1898.
Was not married when he enlisted on 17th July 1916 (lying about his age). Records say he was 21 and 6 months - actual age was 18.
After service was a Police officer in Melbourne and married Myra Jane (nee Cowley) in Melbourne in 1940 (No children)
He died at Box Hill in 1978
Submitted 24 December 2017 by Naomi Mellor
Biography contributed by Naomi Mellor
Born in Yarrawonga, Victoria to Robert and Jessie (nee Cameron) McCurdy on the 2nd February 1898.
Stanley was not married when he enlisted on 17th July 1916 (lying about his age). Records say he was 21 and 6 months - actual age was 18.
After war service became a Police officer in Melbourne, and he married Myra Jane (nee Cowley) in Melbourne in 1940 (No children)
He died at Box Hill in 1978