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CURREY, William John

Service Number:	QX10200
Enlisted:	26 April 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/10th Field Regiment
Born:	Roma, Queensland, Australia, 11 September 1919
Home Town:	Roma, Maranoa, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Illness, Borneo, 4 July 1945, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" LABUAN MEMORIAL Panel 2. Malaysia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Ranau Number 2 Prisoner of War Jungle Camp "The Last Camp Memorial", Roma Cenotaph, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Town of Roma & Shire of Bungil WW2 Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Gunner, QX10200
26 Apr 1940:	Enlisted
24 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10200, 2nd/10th Field Regiment
4 Jul 1945:	Discharged

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Biography contributed by Gary Hockley

Son of Edward John and Gladys Currey, of Injune, Queensland.