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CURRAN, David
Personal Details
Service Number: | 45 |
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Enlisted: | 25 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
Born: | The Mallard, Rahulp, Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland, 1879 |
Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Ballyculter National School, County Down, Ireland |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Died of illness whilst a prisoner of war, Nisibin, Mesopotamia, 16 June 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery Nisibin Memorial 227, Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 45, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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21 Jul 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Royal Flying Corps, Rank of Air Mechanic | |
10 Aug 1915: | Involvement 45, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
10 Aug 1915: | Embarked 45, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), RMS Persia, Melbourne | |
29 Apr 1916: | Imprisoned Member of Mesopotamian Half Flight and was captured at Kut el Amara on 29 April 1916 (not 20 July 16). Actual date of death is unknown however is placed between June-August 1916. | |
20 Jul 1916: | Imprisoned Taken Prisoner of War at Kut el Amara. Died while held in Turkey | |
16 Jun 1917: | Involvement 45, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 45 awm_unit: Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Air Mechanic awm_died_date: 1917-06-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Other place of birth was given as Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Arriveds in Australia at the age of 29 Years
Aon of Samuel and Esther Curran of Mallad, Rahulp, Downpatrick, County County.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal