Regimental number 3717
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Boot operator
Address 54 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Wife, Mrs. A.M. Currie c/o Mrs Hopper, 54 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Enlistment date 9 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 8th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fromelles, France
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 860510: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Boot operator
Address 54 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Wife, Mrs. A.M. Currie c/o Mrs Hopper, 54 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Enlistment date 9 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 8th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fromelles, France
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 860510: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 3717
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Boot operator
Address 54 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Wife, Mrs. A.M. Currie c/o Mrs Hopper, 54 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Enlistment date 9 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 8th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fromelles, France
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 860510: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Boot operator
Address 54 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Wife, Mrs. A.M. Currie c/o Mrs Hopper, 54 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Enlistment date 9 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 8th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 60th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fromelles, France
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 169, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.
Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note, Red Cross File No 860510: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Gravesite Details
Private, 60th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Age: Unknown.
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