CURD, Andrew Brand
Service Number: | 1851 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Chiswick, London, England, 1897 |
Home Town: | Wokurna, Barunga West, South Australia |
Schooling: | Chiswick Urban District Council School, London, England |
Occupation: | Farm labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 September 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Grave III. A. 4., Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Broughton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1851, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1851, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1897 Curd Andrew Brand Brentford 3a 125
[The Brentford registration district covers Chiswick]
Place of birth-13 Hearne Road, Chiswick, London, England.
Age at embarkation-19
Next of kin-Cousin, Miss Curd, Redcar, Yorkshire, England
Enlistment date-28 February 1916
Rank on enlistment-Private
5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number-14/17/3
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll-Sapper
Age at death-19.6