Arthur William CURRAN

CURRAN, Arthur William

    Service Number: 3670
    Enlisted: 22 October 1917
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion
    Born: Fairbank, Victoria, Australia, 10 March 1896
    Home Town: Fairbank, Victoria
    Schooling: Fairbank State School No.3171 , Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1973, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Plot: Thomas Simmons Lawn, Row DO, Grave 69

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    World War 1 Service

    22 Oct 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 3rd Pioneer Battalion
    21 Nov 1917: Embarked Private, 3670, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
    21 Nov 1917: Involvement Private, 3670, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
    9 Jan 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Embarked Port Said, per H.T.Kashgah. 20 January, disembarked Taranto, Italy. 24 January, entrained for Cherbourg, France.
    31 Jan 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Embarked Cherbourg, France per HMT Mona’s Queen. 2 February, disembarked Southampton, England, and marched into Pioneer Training Battalion, Sutton Veny.
    15 Apr 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Proceeded to France via Folkestone, ex 14th Training Battalion, Codford. 17 April, marched into New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, and marched out to join unit.
    20 May 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion
    17 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Admitted by 6th Australian Field Ambulance to 5th Casualty Clearing Station. 18 July, transferred to Lucknow Casualty Clearing Station. 2 August, discharged to duty. 7 August, rejoined 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Somme area.
    1 Aug 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Embarked UK, per HT Argyllshire for return to Australia. Disembarked Melbourne, Australia 22 September, 1919.
    22 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3670, 2nd Pioneer Battalion

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