| Regimental number | 465 |
| Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Glyde Street, Norwood, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, F F Curtin, Glyde Street, Norwood, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Fredrick and Margaret CURTIN. Native of Norwood, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4100 Pte Allan CURTIN, 27th Bn, killed in action, 8 August 1918; [1918] Lt Edgar Catley CURTIN, 59th Bn returned to Australia, 28 March 1919; Cousin: 4026 Pte Herbert John KEMP, 11th Bn, killed in action, 9 April 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 8 February 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 9 February 1916; to base by No 4 Hospital Train, 11 February 1916; admitted No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 11 February 1916 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 19 February 1916 (influenza); to B.R.C.C.R. 60, Montazah, 13 March 1916; to Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 23 March 1916; to Zeitoun, 25 March 1916; marched into 'A' Details, Zeitoun, 25 March 1916. Proceeded to 32nd Bn from 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916; rejoined 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 2 April 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 14 April 1916, of neglect of duty in that he failed to have tent under his charge cleaned: admonished. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 24 April 1916, of allowing a man to leave the ranks without permission: reprimanded. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 13 May 1916, of neglect of duty as Tent Commander in that he failed to have his mess orderly on parade: award, reduced to the ranks. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounces fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 860702: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills, 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Clyde Street, Norwood. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CURTIN Frank Norman
Red Cross file 860702 |
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