Serjeant 428339 Austin Curran
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 423rd West Lancs Field Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 31st of July 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 9.
Census details:
1891 - 1 years old Austin is living at 51 Atherton Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (35), Alice (30) and three siblings: Thomas (9), Wilfred (6), Joseph (3). 1901 - 11 years old Austin is living at 51 Atherton Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (45), Alice (40) and four siblings: Thomas (19), Wilfred (16), Joseph (13), Aloysius (8). 1911 - Sees 21 years old 'House Painter' Austin boarding at 108 Hall Street, Southport with the Furlong family. Austin is transcribed as Auston Carran in the 1911 census.
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
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[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/428339CurranAustin2.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication to Serjeant Austin Curran at St Helens Cemetery
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[pic]imgs/sppics/A_Curran_T_Cowan_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Sergeant Austin Curran on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
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[caption]Austin is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
