CURRY, Henry Wellington Dugdell
(Service number 2872)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 02/01/1888 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 25 September 1916 | Age | 28 years 9 months |
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| Address at Enlistment | Redfern, New South Wales | ||
| Occupation | Engine cleaner | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mary Jane CURRY (mother), 57 Cleraveland Street, Redfern, New South Wales | ||
Military Service
| Served with | Australian Imperial Force | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcement | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 60th Battalion | ||
| Date | 3 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Afric | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 June 1958 | Age | 70 years |
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| Place of Death | Hurstville, Sydney | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales | ||
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Biographical Notes
Henry Wellington Dugdell Curry was born on 2 January 1888 at Timaru, the oldest son of Robert Wellington and Mary Jane (Minnie, née Dugdell). The family moved from New Zealand to New South Wales in about 1890. He was 28 years 9 months old when he enlisted on 25 September 1916 with the Australian Imperial Force. An engine cleaner and single, he nominated his mother as next-of-kin - Mary Jane Curry, 57 Cleaveland Street, Redfern, New South Wales. Henry died on 25 June 1958 at Hurstville, Sydney, aged 70 years, and was buried at Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, NSW. A plaque on the Floral Court AIF Panel remembers “Our Dear Brother”. His brother, Austen Harold Gordon Curry, born at Hastings, New Zealand, also served with the Australian Forces in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 April 2020]; Find A Grave [14 April 2020]; Floral Court plaque image [14 April 2020]
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