Gordon Levason CURLEWIS

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CURLEWIS, Gordon Levason

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	16 October 1914, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Victoria, 19 March 1885
Home Town:	Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not known
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brookton District War Memorial, Bunbury War Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1915-05-09

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Gordon Leveson CURLEWIS was born in 1885 in Victoria

His parents were George Campbell CURLEWIS and Lilla May GEORGE

Gordon married Margaret Rox JOHNSTON in 1913 in Western Australia

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Three of his brothers also served in WW1 with two losing their lives

Selwin Lord CURLEWIS (SN6) died 1915

Arthur Grenville CURLEWIS (SN1004) died of wounds 1915

George Campbell CURLEWIS (SN5) returned to Australia in 1915

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