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John CURRIE

Regimental number2001
Place of birthGoodwin South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShunter
Address152 Cromwell Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Currie, 152 Cromwell Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Previous military serviceEnlisted 6 August 1915 - 14 Battalion 7th Reinforcements; reallotted to 23 Battalion 3rd Reinforcements; taken on strength 23 Battalion 27 September 1916.
Enlistment date6 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death37
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row F, Grave No. 5), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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