Edward CURRIE

Regimental number24/1008
AddressBank of New Zealand, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Currie, 49 Wyndham Road, Mataura
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 151), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jane Currie, of 49 Wyndham Road, Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB