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CURRANS, David Lutton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2575 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Nyngan, Bogan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 17 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the AUSTRALIAN National Memorial to the Missing in France at Villers-Bretonneux , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hermidale War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2575, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2575, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Birthdate: 17 February 1886
Born in Hay, NSW.
(DLC was my great-grandfather John McIntyre Currans' brother)
Submitted 18 April 2016 by Kathryn Hafey