John CURRIE

Regimental number4158
Place of birthPortgordon, Banffshire, Scotland
SchoolPortgordon Public School, Banffshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinSister, Miss E A Currie, Buccan Beaudesert Line, Queensland
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block R, Plot II, Row Q, Grave No. 3), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
55
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Helen CURRIE. Native of Port Gordon, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal