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Albert Bert Curry

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 45), Page: 7 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 45), Page: 7 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert Bert AWMM
  • Surname
    Curry AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 31231 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1896 AWMM AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    James Curry (father), Harding's Road, Woodville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 November 1916 AWMM Single 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 31231 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Cheese maker/Civilian 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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    • Albert Curry was the son of James and Harriett Curry, of Ross St., Woodville, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Brother of Alfred Walter Curry, Frederick John Curry and William Charles Curry who all survived service on the Western Front. Public - Paul - Other Relative - 20 May 2015 - Military Files and confirmed by family sources.

Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Bridge House dressing station, near Passchendaele Public - Paul - Other Relative - 25 July 2015 - personnel file in National Archives
  • Cause of death
    • Died of wounds AWMM
    • wounds caused by artillery fire Public - Paul - Other Relative - 25 July 2015 - personnel file
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    no known grave Public - Paul - Other Relative - 25 July 2015 - CWGC
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Departed NZ with 19th Reinforcements on 15 Nov 16. Joined battalion 2 June 17. Wounded at Le Base Ville 31 July 17. Public - Paul - Other Relative - 25 July 2015 - personnel file
  • Memorial name
    also Aurora War Memorial, Taranaki Public - Paul - Other Relative - 25 July 2015 - from memorial
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
    • Woodville War Memorial, Fountaine Square, Woodville, New Zealand AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
31 July 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
01 April 2017PaulNZOther relative

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