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CURRAN, Francis
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Sherry, Francis James - Service Records |
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| Service Number: | 1539 |
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 14 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1539, 30th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1539, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1539, 30th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 14 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1539, 30th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1539, 30th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, KIlled in Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mrs Bridget Sherry, Glen Cottage, Thornhill Bray, County Wickham, Ireland
Resided 145 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand
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