John CURLEY

CURLEY, John

    Service Number: 1080
    Enlisted: 10 September 1914
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Saughall near Chester,England , date not yet discovered
    Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
    Schooling: St Werburghs,Chester,England
    Occupation: Wheelwright
    Died: Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, age not yet discovered
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, 1080
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 1080, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 1080, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide

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    Biography contributed by St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School

    John Curley was born in Saughall near Chester,England. His first job was as a wheelwright . He  Served in Royal Marines (red) for 12 years. He joined the army at the age of 38. We're not really sure what his role was in the army. He died on the  7th August 1915 and he is buried at sea but has his name  in The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 32), Gallipoli, Turkey.

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