Donald McPherson CURGENVEN

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CURGENVEN, Donald McPherson

Service Number:	712
Enlisted:	3 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 26 January 1886
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Natural Causes, South Australia, 9 June 1966, aged 80 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Payneham RSL Honour Board

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
17 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 712, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 712, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
Date unknown:	Wounded 712, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography

"A BUCKETFUL OF MONEY

Pte. Donald Curzenven, who with Mr. Alf Graneklee, succeeded in filling a bucket with money on Australia Day. They were members of Messrs. R. Williamson and Gordon Anderson's concert company. The total amount for the day was £74 15/7. Pte. Donald Curzenven belongs to the First Expeditionary Forces, late of Lemnos Islands, and was returned convalescent." - from the Adelaide Mail 07 Aug 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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