Regimental number | 1085 |
Place of birth | Southport Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Sawmiller |
Address | Rendall PO, Rendall, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, William Curran, Southport, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1085A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted, 9 February 1916; taken on strength, 36 Bn 21 February 1916; wounded at Messines 9 June 1917; transferred to 35 Bn, 30 April 1918; mortally wounded, 6 May 1917, at Morlancourt. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 125 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Amelia CURRAN, Hythe, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |