CURRIE, Walter John
(Service number 6/4018)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 16 August 1880 | Place of Birth | New zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Morven Post Office | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Thomas CURRIE (father), Morven, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 May 1953 | Age | 73 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Walter John Currie, known as John, was the oldest son of Thomas and Matilda (née McClintock) Currie. His brother Thomas Currie also served in World War I. Private J. Currie, Morven, was one of the recruits for the Tenth Reinforcements who left South Canterbury in mid November 1915 for Trentham Camp.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 August 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 August 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [15 August 2019]; Timaru Herald, 13 November 1915 (Papers Past) [12 August 2019]
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