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CURTAYNE, Robert William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1394, V9454 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Shoeing-Smith |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Canteen Service |
| Born: | Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 29 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Chewton, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Chewton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 1970, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1394, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 13 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1394, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1394, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Egypt | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1394, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1394, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 21 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 1394, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 12 April 1919 and discharged as MU (illness). |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V9454, 3rd District Canteens | |
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| 12 Aug 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V9454, Australian Army Canteen Service, 3rd District Canteens |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
After the war, Robert (Bob) Curtayne also played 23 games (1 goal) for St Kilda Football Club in the VFL in 1920-21.