CURTIS, John Alan
| Service Number: | 1179 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 10 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hillgrove, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hillgrove Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clothier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 August 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la Boisselle Grave reference: I. B. 3 INSCRIPTION - IN LOVING MEMORY A YOUNG LIFE NOBLY ENDED |
| Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1179, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1179, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1179, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 12 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1179, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1179, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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John Alan Curtis was born in 1896, he was 5 ft 4 in, weighing in at 122lbs (55kg). He was 30- 33 1/2 inches tall, and had blue eyes and brown hair. John was willing to serve the country, and fight for us and people acknowledged him for that.
John's time in the war was not very long being killed in action just over a year after enlistment. John's mother, Eliza Mary Curtis lived in West-Marrickville, New South Wales, and his father, Albert Thomas Curtis lived in Armidale, New South Wales.
When John enlisted he was only 18 years and 8 months of age. He had served as a junior cadet from the age of 12 until 14, then as a senior cadet until turning 16.
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