Stanley Gibson CURRIE

CURRIE, Stanley Gibson

    Service Numbers: 2836, V382937
    Enlisted: 28 February 1942
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion
    Born: Barwon Downs, Victoria, Australia, 11 February 1896
    Home Town: Apollo Bay, Colac-Otway, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer [WW1]; Farmer [WW2]
    Died: Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia, 10 March 1978, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Apollo Bay Cemetery, Victoria
    Memorials: Apollo Bay & District Roll of Honor WW1, Apollo Bay St. Aidan's Anglican Church Roll of Honor, Barwon Downs State School No. 2866 Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2836, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2836, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne

    World War 2 Service

    28 Feb 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V382937

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    Biography contributed by Ian Fox

    In WW1, Stanley Currie was based in England during 1917 and then served in France from February 1918 until he was wounded [gassed] in early August 1918. He was then in hospital in England until he embarked in January 1919 to return to Australia.

    During WW2, he served in the 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) in Apollo Bay.

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