James Henry CURRY

Regimental number45834
Date of birth13 December 1896
Place of birthWellington
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 2.75"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, A E Curry, 376 Cashel Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets, Invercargill; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date5 January 1917
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ada Curry (b. Adelaide, South Australia), 376 Cashel Street, Christchurch, and the late Arthur Curry (b. Wellington).
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917.

Detached to Divisional Dump, 30 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 7 October 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 26 November 1917, concluded: 'No further evidence. Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Note on file: 'Buried in Area comprised by a circle of radius 350 yds of which the centre is at Pillbox at D.9.d.85.95.28. NE 1. Reptd by the 2nd Anzac Corps B[urial] O[fficer]'; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994702

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