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CURRIE, Charles Chetwynd

Service Number:	1125
Enlisted:	15 September 1914, Casterton, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Casterton, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia, 22 April 1894
Home Town:	Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling:	Sacred Heart Convent School, Casterton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Grocer's assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Johnston's Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli, Türkiye Sp. Mem. 21. Inscription GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS, Johnston's Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial, Johnston's Jolly Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1125, 7th Infantry Battalion, Casterton, Vic.
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 1125, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 1125, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1125, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to scalp. Evacuated to Malta. Rejoined unit 27 July 1915.
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1125, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1125 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-08
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1125, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Lone Pine

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