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CURRIE, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 831 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton. Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rathdowne State School, Carlton, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery Special Memorial, Grave 22 Chaplain A. Gillison officiated Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Swan Hill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 831, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 831, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 831, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Currie and Harriet Sims formerly Currie nee Craven of Campbell Street, Swan Hill, Victoria previously of Carlton, Victoria.
Brother of Frank Currie who was killed in action on 6 August 1916 while serving with the 45th Battallion and has no known grave. His name appears on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and Alfred George Currie who returned to Australia on 21 July 1918 having served with the 29th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously a member of a Rifle Club