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Major Walter Eyre Curry

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-02-28
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: James Walter Curry, father. 155 Roxborough Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Stock Broker
Address: 155 Roxborough Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, VI. C. 10.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Major (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Major, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-11-19 to 1917-04-09
  2. Captain, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-07-01 to 1916-11-19
  3. Major (Army). 1916-01-17 to 1916-07-01
  4. Captain (Army). 1915-10-01 to 1916-01-17
  5. Lieutenant (Army). 1915-08-08 to 1915-10-01
  6. Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-04-25 to 1915-08-08
  7. Lieutenant (Army). 1915-02-06 to 1915-04-25
  8. Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-26 to 1915-02-06
  9. Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1914-10-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge. Killed by shell fire
Commemoration location: Upper Canada College Roll

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 65055
LAC ID: 130824
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2, image 3
Service file: B2236-S033
Uploader's Notes:

Son of James Walter Curry, K.C., M.P.P., and Amy Mae Curry (nee Eyre)

Invalided home in 1915 as a result of typhoid fever contracted at the Second Battle of Ypres. Rejoined the 83rd Battalion on October 1, 1915 in Canada as a Lieutenant, then re-signed Attestation papers with the 83rd Battalion April 1, 1916 as a Captain. Once overseas, he took a reduction in rank to transfer back to the 3rd Battalion as a Captain

Prior service with the QOR

Uploader's Research notes: 3rd Battalion Nominal Roll

January 13, 2021 DNW auction offers Memorial Cross. [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 9th Reserve Battalion Major Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion No. 5 Company Captain Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Captain Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion Invalided Sick Major Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-12-04