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CURRIE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2001 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 14 December 1879 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shunter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Passchendaele, New British Cemetery Plot XIV, Row F, Grave No. 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2001, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2001, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2001, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His younger brother, 3717 Private Joseph Currie 60th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Fromelles 19 July 1916, age 27.