Regimental number | 60904 |
Place of birth | Waverley, New South Wales |
Other Names | Davis, Reginald |
School | Convent and State Schools, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | East Street, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W. Currin, East Street, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Gormanston, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th General (Victorian) Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th General Service Reinforcements |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted Richmond, New South Wales, 2 July 1917; declared a deserter by Court of Enquiry, 18 January 1918; warrent for arrest withdrawn, 26 March 1918. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Sierra Leone, Africa |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery (Row IV, Grave No. 184), West Africa |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Winifred CURRIN, East Street, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Other details |
Embarked Melbourne, 31 August 1918. Admitted to Ship's Isolation Hospital, 5 September 1918 (venereal disease); discharged, 20 September 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 20 days. Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 11 October 1918 (influenza); discharged, 16 October 1918. Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 16 October 1918 (influenza); transferred to Tower Hill Military Hospital, Sierra Leone, 20 October 1918. Died, Tower Hill Military Hospital, 23 October 1918. Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CURRIN James Celestine |