MCCURDY, Joseph James
| Service Number: | 11972 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Lake Charm, Victoria, Australia, September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Koondrook, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lake Charm State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Atheroma of coronary artery, Interstitial myocarditis, 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, England, United Kingdom, 3 April 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 79, Row K, Grave No. 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lake Charm Baptist Church Honor Roll, Lake Charm Memorial Gates, Lake Charm State School No 2122 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11972, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 11972, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 11972, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 19 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 3 Apr 1919: | Involvement Driver, 11972, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 11972 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1919-04-03 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 3rd April.... Driver Joseph James McCurdy was born near Lake Charm, Victoria, Australia in 1891. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th August, 1915 as a 24 year old Farmer from Koondrook, Victoria & embarked Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 28th January, 1916 with 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, 14th Reinforcements.
Driver McCurdy embarked to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 21st March, 1916 & disembarked at Marseille, France. He joined 21st Field Artillery Brigade on 15th May, 1916. He was transferred to 1st Brigade on 24th January, 1917.
Driver McCurdy was sent to Hospital sick on 26th December, 1917 with Debility & rejoined his Unit on 4th January, 1918.
Driver McCurdy proceeded on leave to UK on 8th October, 1918 & returned from leave on 26th October, 1918.
Driver McCurdy was marched out ready for return to Australia on 12th February, 1919. He embarked for England on 24th February, 1919 & marched in at No. 3 Command Depot at Parkhouse, Wiltshire on 25th February, 1919.
Driver McCurdy was absent without leave from R.B.A.A. (Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery) on 17th March, 1919. He was marched in to Parkhouse on 20th March, 1919.
Driver Joseph James McCurdy died at about 10 p.m. on 3rd April, 1919 at Demobilisation Camp, Heytesbury. He was admitted dead to 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny. Cause of death was investigated & it was found that Driver McCurdy had died of Atheroma of coronary artery, Interstitial myocarditis.
Driver Joseph James McCurdy was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian Soldiers & 2 Australian Nurses are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/k--m.html
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