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KURTZ, David Mark
| Service Number: | 11154 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1891 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 12 July 1978 |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Row 37, Plot 680B |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11154, Reinforcements WW1 | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 11154, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 11154, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 11154, 11th Field Ambulance |
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David Mark Kurtz, (1891-1978), was born in 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to parents Catherine Kurtz and Abraham Kurtz. Before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force, Kurtz worked as a Tailor. At some point the family moved to Adelaide and lived at Glenelg. As per his Attestation Papers, he stated his religious denomination as Jewish. His mother was listed as the next of kin. He was 25 at the time of enlistment, on 3rd of May in Adelaide. His standing height was approximately 5 feet 4 inches, chest width of 34 inches and weight of 118 pounds. His papers describe that he had brown eyes, dark hair and a fair complexion.
Kurtz embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, to England on HMAT Seang Bee on 13th July 1916. He arrived in England to participate in further medical training, where he was a part of the 11th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. He was later deployed to the Western Front, proceeding to France in April. He was transferred to the 11th Field Ambulance 24th June 1917.
Kurtz was promoted to Acting Sergeant on 10th January 1918, later being promoted again to a Sergeant on 10th April 1918. Kurtz continued to serve on the Western Front, where his unit supported the defence on the German Spring Offensive (21st March to 18th July). On 26th May 1918, he was injured by gas poisoning and was transported to the 49th Casualty Clearing Station and was admitted to the No 2 Stationary Hospital before being transferred to Hosptials in Enlgand for further treatment and rest. Once recovered Kurtz marched in to No 1 Command Depot 18th September 1918.
He married Fanny Gold on 12th January 1919 in the Great Synagogue in London, which was officiated by Rabbi A. Katz.
Kurtz disembarked in Adelaide, South Australia, on the 2nd September 1919. He was formally dischared 28th October 1919. His wife, Fanny Gold Kurtz, passed away on 3rd July 1922, only 3 years from their marriage; her cause of death was unknown. Kurtz remarried in 1964 to Leah Myers, together they had 3 children Marcia, Denise and Carlene.
Kurtz passed away on 12th July 1978 from natural causes and was buried at Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia.
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