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CURREY, Frederick Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3474 |
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Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ashgrove, Queensland, 11 June 1895 |
Home Town: | Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Cabinet-maker/Joiner/Blacksmith |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 7 August 1916, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Section II, Row D, Grave 36, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ithaca War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3474, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3474, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
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"...3474 Private Frederick Arthur Currey, 26th Battalion. A cabinet maker of Brisbane, Qld, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 8th Reinforcements on HMAT Kyarra on 3 January 1916 . He died of wounds, aged 21, on 7 August 1916 at Pozieres, France. He is buried at Puchevillers British Cemetery." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)