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CURTAIN, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6858 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Rathscar, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 3 April 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria Plot R/C C 1354 |
| Memorials: | Echuca War Memorial, Euroa Telegraph Park, Sunbury War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6858, 22nd Australian Infantry Brigade | |
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| 29 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6858, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 6858, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 6858, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 22 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6858, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
Michael CURTAIN was born in Violet Town, Victoria in 1892 and was working as a labourer in the Sunbury area when he enlisted in the AIF on 29/11/1916.
His next of kin was his mother, Mrs Norah McGann of Harker Street Sunbury.
Michael left Australia abouard the HMAT Ascanius on 11/5/1917 as part of the 22nd Battalion.
He served with this battalion through the remainder of the war and returned to Australia on 27/2/1919 and was discharged from the Army on 22/3/1919.
In 1922 he was working st the Sunbury Asylum as an attendant.
He died on 5/4/1943 and is buried at the Boroondara cemetery, Kew.