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MCCURRAN, Francis Bernard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5643 |
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Enlisted: | 1 March 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Whorouly, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
Home Town: | Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Tree Plaque: |
Whorouly Avenue of Honour
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Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Whorouly & District War Heroes |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5643, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5643, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
PTE. F. B. McCURRAN.
On Thursday information came to hand that Pte. Francis B. McCurran, son of Mr, and Mrs. Thos, McCurran, of Whorouly, had been killed in action on 3rd May. He enlisted from Orbost, and was 42 years of age. He leaves a widow and one son aged 6 years. To read more seelink to the left of page