Date of birth | |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Business salesman |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Rose Curlewis, Leschenault, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Promotions |
Captain Unit: 16th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 20), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1004 Corporal Arthur Granville CURLEWIS, 12th Bn, died of wounds, 15 August 1915; [5] Lt George Campbell CURLEWIS, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 7 November 1915; 6 Corporal Selwyn Lord CURLEWIS, 16th Bn, killed in action, 2 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin name and addess incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Mrs Margaret Rox Curlewis, Lechenaule. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CURLEWIS Gordon Levason |