John Edward CURNOW

Badge Number: 3359 , Sub Branch: Plympton & Glenelg
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CURNOW, John Edward

Service Number: SX6325
Enlisted: 22 June 1940, Wayville, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Plympton, South Australia, 6 November 1919
Home Town: Kingston On Murray, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia
Schooling: Plympton primary school, South Australia
Occupation: Liquor Store Manager
Died: Cancer and other health issues, Henley Beach, South Australia, 12 March 2011, aged 91 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
General F, Path 14, Grave 562
Memorials: City of West Torrens WW2 Boulevard of Honour
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World War 2 Service

22 Jun 1940: Involvement Private, SX6325, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
22 Jun 1940: Enlisted Wayville, SA
22 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX6325, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
29 Jan 1946: Discharged
29 Jan 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX6325, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion

escapades in war

although there is nothing funny abbout war, the soldiers found ways to humor themselves.

while on leave in Palestine jack and another private went out adventuring and came across a small school. they told the children it was a holiday while putting the teacher in a closet once the children had left they let the teacher out and ran for their life.

About Jack

began his army career as a rifleman and then became a cook known as greasy jack.

for his service to his country he was awarded the:

1939-45 Africa 8th army clasp.
pacific star.
defence medal.
mar medal 1939-45.
Australian service medal 1939-45.
return from active service medal.
rats of tobruk medal.

nickname

he was known in the war as Greasy Jack in the war as a cook after being blown up in a fox hole.

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Biography

Cremated at Centennial Park