Individual Details
Clarence Edgar "Curly" STRAHAN
(1896 - 12 May 1917)
Events
| Birth | 1896 | Ringwood, Victoria, Australia |  | ||
| Military | 23 May 1916 | enlisting in the AIF on 23 May 1916. He was shipped initially to Plymouth for training during which time he seems to have contracted V.D. On 25 Feb 1917 he was shipped off to the 57th Battalion in France. On the 26 Mar 1917 he was wounded & treated in the 2nd Gen Hops, Rouen, France before rejoining his unit 11 Apr 1917. He was killed in action 12 May 1917 | | ||
| Death | 12 May 1917 | wounds sustained "in the field" - Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France | | ||
| Burial | 13 May 1917 | London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Arras, France | |
Families
| Father | Richard William STRAHAN (1873 - 1935) |
| Mother | Ellen (Nellie) DICKSON (1874 - 1932) |
| Sibling | David Richard "Dave" STRAHAN (1894 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Alfred Stewart "Alf" STRAHAN (1900 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Vera Lilian STRAHAN (1903 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Irene Doris "Rene" STRAHAN (1906 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Florence Ruby "Polly" STRAHAN (1908 - 1989) |
Endnotes
1. Victorian BDM Index: 30744/1896
2. Military Record, WW1 #2735
3. Military Record, WW1 #2735
4. Military Record, WW1 #2735