William James CURTIN

Service Number:	7028
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Canowindra, Cabonne, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 May 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canowindra Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

31 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 7028, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1917:	Embarked Private, 7028, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

Enlistment Details

7028 PTE William James Curtin (Roman Catholic) was born at Young and was a labourer at Bogan Gate when he enlisted in Trundle on 15 August 1915.

He was married to Mrs Agnes Curtin, Gordon Crescent, Stanmore.

His unit, 17th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement embarked from Sydney, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917, aged 31 years.

He was Killed in Action 15 May 1918 and buried at Dove Copse British Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. II), Sailly-le-Sec, France and remembered at Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour, Panel 82

He was awarded British War Medal (58697) and Victory Medal (57657)

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