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William James CURTIN

Regimental number7028
Place of birthYoung New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBogan Gate, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Curtin, Gordon Crescent, Stanmore, Stanmore, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 August 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 May 1918
Place of burialDove Copse Britiswh Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. II), Sailly-le-Sec, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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