| Regimental number | 356 |
| Place of birth | Cushendun, Co Antrim, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Antrim, Ireland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 44 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rose McCurdy, Cushenden,Antrim, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Transferred to 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 24 December 1916. To hospital, 10 February 1917 (pyrexia); rejoined unit, 18 February 1917. Marched out to 1st Anzac Entrenching Bn, 6 May 1917; marched into 1st Anzac Entrenching Bn, 9 May 1917 (unfit for tunnelling). Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Bn, 25 May 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Pioneer Bn, 26 May 1917. Admitted to Central Military Hospital, Belfast, whilst on leave, 15 September 1917 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 11 January 1918; discharged, 16 January 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 January 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 18 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT ‘Durham Castle’, 10 March 1918; discharged, 14 June 1918 (medically unfit, gastritis). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCURDY James |