| Regimental number | 45834 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 2.75" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A E Curry, 376 Cashel Street, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, Invercargill; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne 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 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 4 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994702 |