Robert William (Bob) CURTAYNE

CURTAYNE, Robert William

Service Numbers: 1394, V9454
Enlisted: 17 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Shoeing-Smith
Last Unit: Australian Army Canteen Service
Born: Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 29 March 1893
Home Town: Chewton, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling: Chewton State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Butcher
Died: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 1970, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1394, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic.
13 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 1394, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: ''
13 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 1394, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne
20 Jan 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Egypt
14 Feb 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, France
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1394, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1394, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days"
21 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1394, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 12 April 1919 and discharged as MU (illness).

World War 2 Service

29 Nov 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V9454, 3rd District Canteens
12 Aug 1942: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V9454, Australian Army Canteen Service, 3rd District Canteens

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

After the war, Robert (Bob) Curtayne also played 23 games (1 goal) for St Kilda Football Club in the VFL in 1920-21.