Regimental number | 1723 |
Place of birth | Castlefin, Co Donegal, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Teamster |
Address | Katanning, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 155 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George McCurdy, Menahoney, Castleton, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 273), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
Other details |
War Service, Egypt Marched out to Serapeum, 26 February 1916. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 29 April 1916 (influenza); discharged, 6 May 1916. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 17 June 1916 (debility); transferred to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 20 June 1916; returned to duty, 27 June 1916. Found guilty, 21 July 1916, of drunkenness when on active service: awarded 7 days Field Punishment No 2; forfeited a total of 5 days pay. To be Driver, 1 August 1916. Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Bally-Bunion, 3 August 1916. Admitted to hospital, Romani, 18 August 1916 (debility); transferred to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 19 August 1916 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 22 August 1916. Reverted to Trooper (at own request), Masaid, 28 December 1916. Killed in action, Rafa, 9 January 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCURDY George |