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George Coulthard Currie

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Portrait of Corporal George Coulthard Currie, Auckland Weekly News, 8 February 1917. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19170208-45-48 . Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Corporal George Coulthard Currie, Auckland Weekly News, 8 February 1917. Sir George Grey …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Coulthard AWMM
  • Surname
    Currie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/2572 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 December 1886 AWMM Glasgow, Scotland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 54 Saint Hill Street, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 A.C. Currie (brother), 54 Saint Hill Street, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/2572 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • George Currie was the brother of Mr. A. C. Currie, of Dannevirke, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 June 1916 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM II. A. 21. AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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