CURRIE, Thomas
(Service number 64888)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 20/03/1886 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Morven, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Matilda CURRIE (mother), Morven, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 18 November 1931 | Age | 45 years |
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| Place of Death | Cromwell | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Thomas Currie was the son, probably the youngest child, of Thomas and Matilda (née McClintock) Currie. Thomas was drawn in the seventh ballot in 1917. He died just five months after his father and is buried with his parents in the Timaru Cemetery.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 May 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [13 May 2019]; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 9 May 1917 (Papers Past) [29 April 2018]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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