Regimental number | 4764 |
Place of birth | Driffield Victoria |
School | Yinnar State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Yinnar, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr J Currie, Yinnar, Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Killed while stretcher bearing. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurs, Somme, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Thistle Dump Cemetery High Wood (Row D, Grave No. 9), Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Martha Elizabeth CURRIE, Yinnar, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |