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CURRAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2457, 1457, 2457 1457 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lambton, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Austinmer, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 20, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Austinmer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bulli Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2457, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1457, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1457, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2457 1457, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the left hand | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2457, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2457 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Son of John James Curran and Dorothy Ann Dodds formerly Curran of Austinmer, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He previously enlisted on 14 September 1914, Service number 718 at the 2 Military District and supposed to embark with the 13th Battalion on 22 December 1914 but failed to do so and was listed at a deserter. He then re-enlisted on 7 January 1915