Regimental number | 2352 |
Place of birth | Heatherton, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Mechanic |
Address | 133 Edward Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, H McCurrie, Jasper Road, Brighton North, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row M, Grave No. 11), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Henry and Elizabeth McCURRIE, Jasper Road, Brighton North, Victoria. Native of Heatherton, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |