MCCURRIE, William Henry
Service Number: | 26362 |
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Enlisted: | 2 April 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, 10 March 1889 |
Home Town: | Condobolin, Lachlan, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Condobolin Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes, Manilla, New South Wales, 24 July 1977, aged 88 years |
Cemetery: |
Manilla Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Condobolin Public School Great War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
2 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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14 Sep 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Gunner, 26362, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' |
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14 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 26362, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
15 Dec 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 26362, 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
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The three McCurrie brothers of Condoblin, NSW, each of whom returned from Active Service;
1. 942 Pte. Victor Medwin MCCURRIE (/explore/people/129592) - returned from war service, died in 1947 aged 60
2. 1601 Pte. Arthur Medwin MCCURRIE (/explore/people/265022) - returned from Gallipoli suffering wounds, died in horrific saw mill accident in 1923 aged 28
3. 26362 Pte. William Henry (Harry) MCCURRIE (/explore/people/103854) - returned from war service, died in 1977 aged 78