| Regimental number | 2614 |
| Place of birth | Killylea, Co Armagh, Ireland |
| School | Killylea National School, Co Armagh, Ireland |
| Other training | Gardener |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Dairyman |
| Address | Kyogle, Richmond River, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 3.75" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, Mr John Currie, Griffith, Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2614A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row K, Grave No. 6), Surrey, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret CURRIE, Killylea, Co. Armagah, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Proceeded to join 9th Bn, Habeita, 28 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Wounded in action, 15 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right arm), and admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 56th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 24, 18 April 1917, and admitted to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 19 April 1917; transferred to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 23 April 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 24 April 1917; rejoined unit, 11 May 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 7 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 20 August 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), Belgium, 3 November 1917 (shrapnel wound, left hand), and admitted same day to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance and thence to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train No 18, 3 November 1917, and admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers; transferred to England, 21 November 1917, and admitted to Fort Pitt Central Military Hospital, Chatham, Kent, 21 November 1917; discharged on furlough, 28 November 1917. Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 13 December 1917; to Overseas Training Brigade, Longridge Deverill, 19 December 1917. Transferred to Machine Gun Details, Grantham, 7 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 April 1918; taken on strength, 1st Machine Gun Bn, 20 April 1918. Marched out to Base Depot for return to Australia, 29 January 1919. Admitted to Endell Street Hospital, Weymouth, 10 February 1919 (dangerously ill: pneumonia); died of disease, 13 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CURRIE Thomas |
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