CURTAYNE, Tom Mennell
| Service Number: | 3798 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1916, Orange, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nyngan, NSW, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Orange Public School |
| Occupation: | Baker's Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 4 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Orange Public School Memorial Avenue, East Orange Public School Roll of Honor, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Orange Patrician Brothers' Old Boys Union Great War Roll of Honor, Orange WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3798, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3798, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3798, 18th Infantry Battalion, Orange, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Bradley Bliss
The son of Clive and Lousia Curtayne, Tom Mennell Curtayne was born in Nyngan NSW in 1894 and raised in Orange.
He worked as a baker’s carter, enlisting in the 20th Battalion unit of the Australian Imperial Force at age 21, on the 7th September 1915.
Private Curtayne embarked on the HMAT Runic from Sydney on the 20th January 1916 for service on the World War One battlefields of France.
He served in the Battle of Pozieres, a significant battle in Australian military history, and was sadly killed in action on the 4th August 1916. Private Curtayne also has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Villers-Bretonneux memorial in France.