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Clifford Harold CURRAN

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Date of birth06 July 1895
Date of death13 September 1916
Mothers nameEmma (née Bird)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameThomas Curran
Parents date of marriage1884
Parents place of marriageNZ
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Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereQuarry Cemetery, Montauban. Plot 6, Row B, Grave 15
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Last known residenceTennyson St, Dannevirke.
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
OccupationEngineer
Place of deathIn the Field, France
Date of arrival overseas08 February 1916
Theatres of warEgypt 1916, Egyptian EF 1916, Western Europe 1916
Place of embarkationon 'Tahiti'
SurnameCURRAN
War memorialWeraroa Peace Gates
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesClifford Harold
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
SchoolPalmesrton North; Dannevirke 12 October 1903 - 20 May 1904; Dannevirke South 18 July 1904 - 21 February 1905; North School Dannevirke; Dannevirke South 23 June 1908 - 17 December 1909
WarsWW1
Service number24/1633
ReligionMethodist
Date enlisted29 October 1915
Final rankCorporal
Regiment or service2nd Battalion Wellington Regiment NZEF F Coy 9th Reinforcements
Embarkation date08 January 1916
User reference9.251

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NOK: Mrs E Curran (mother).

Last Employer: J Tarr, Karori, Wellington.

Previous Military Training: 3years Cadets.

Declared Age: 20 years.

Height: 5'6".

Weight: 9st 7lb.

Chest: 33"-36".

Complexion: Fair.

Eyes: Green.

Hair: Brown.

Identifying marks: Tattoo mark left forearm heart & arrow.

School register gives birth year as 1897!

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