Hugh Roy CURRIE

Regimental number2662
Place of birthMacedon Victoria
SchoolState Schools, Victoria
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationClerk
AddressBendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Thomas Ewing Currie, Lands Department, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date20 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2662A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingWest of Hamel, near Corbie, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 19), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Maude CURRIE. Native of Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal