CURRIE, Arthur William
| Service Number: | 3298 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium , 26 September 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Oxford Road Cemetery, Belgium Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 8, Oxford Road Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tocumwal Gunners Memorial, Tocumwal Memorial Hall Honour Rolls, Tocumwal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3298, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3298, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3298, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arthur was the year-elder brother of Corporal Albert Alexander Currie, 4175, also killed in action in late 1916.
Arthur Currie after arriving in France, was promoted to Corporal in August 1916, attended special courses in gas and grenade warfare and was promoted to Corporal on completion.
He contracted bronchitis in December, 1916 and spent several months in England recovering before returning to his unit in France in July, 1917. Currie was made a Sergeant in August, just six weeks before being killed in action.
The two deceased brothers had four siblings and both are remembered on the Tocumwal War Memorial.
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