Charles CURTAYNE MM

CURTAYNE, Charles

Service Numbers: 776, 2588
Enlisted: 18 August 1914
Last Rank: Farrier Sergeant
Last Unit: 1st Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Chewton, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Memorials: Bendigo Fire Brigade ANZAC Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 776, 7th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914: Involvement Driver, 776, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked Driver, 776, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
13 Mar 1915: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Divisional Ammunition Column
2 Dec 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, Divisional Ammunition Column, Allotted new Service No. 2588 21 December 1915.
24 Nov 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade
2 Oct 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, 'At WESTHOEK on 2nd, 3rd and 4th October, 1917, although the Battery was short of Officers, and in the absence of the Captain, these N.C.O.s [CURTAYNE and 485 F. GARDINER] attended to the ammunition supply - personally conducting and regulating the work of the Drivers along the Road - showing great devotion to duty, and strict attention to the welfare of the horses.
23 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 2588, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days", Severe burns to face and arms due to a shell explosion.
6 Mar 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 2588, 1st Field Artillery Brigade

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