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CURTIN, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7028 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Canowindra, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 May 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canowindra Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7028, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7028, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Enlistment Details
7028 PTE William James Curtin (Roman Catholic) was born at Young and was a labourer at Bogan Gate when he enlisted in Trundle on 15 August 1915.
He was married to Mrs Agnes Curtin, Gordon Crescent, Stanmore.
His unit, 17th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement embarked from Sydney, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917, aged 31 years.
He was Killed in Action 15 May 1918 and buried at Dove Copse British Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. II), Sailly-le-Sec, France and remembered at Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour, Panel 82
He was awarded British War Medal (58697) and Victory Medal (57657)
Submitted 9 April 2021 by Ian Leonard