Colonel Patrick Currie

Service number	QX19710
Ranks Held	Captain, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date	1883-08-02
Death Date	1949-01-06
Final Rank	Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	Unattached List 26th Australian Infantry Battalion 28th Australian Infantry Battalion Sea Transport Service
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-11 Published in London Gazette in 1916-09-26 Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04 Published in London Gazette in 1919-01-07 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-12-14 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-09-15 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23

Rolls

Honours and Awards:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

11 July 1919 on page 8831 at position 40

Commonwealth Gazette

30 October 1919 on page 1653 at position 19
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards:

Unit

26th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major

London Gazette

04 January 1917 on page 255 at position 120

Commonwealth Gazette

29 June 1917 on page 1393 at position 45
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

03 June 1919 on page 6793 at position 4

Commonwealth Gazette

15 September 1919 on page 1370 at position 8
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

26th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major
Honours and Awards:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

07 January 1919 on page 312 at position 9

Commonwealth Gazette

23 May 1919 on page 892 at position 30
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

Unattached List

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain
First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

Sea Transport Service

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards:

Unit

28th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major

London Gazette

26 September 1916 on page 9421 at position 3

Commonwealth Gazette

14 December 1916 on page 3386 at position 3

Timeline

Date of birth	02 August 1883	Petrie Creek, Queensland
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	28 April 1915	Appointed to the 26th Battalion with the rank of captain.
Date of enlistment	28 April 1915
Date promoted	16 May 1915	Appointed major.
Date of embarkation	24 May 1915
Other units	16 February 1916	25th Battalion.
Other units	28 February 1916	26th Battalion.
Other	05 July 1916	Second in command, 26th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award	16 August 1916
Date promoted	23 March 1918	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units	23 March 1918	Commanding Officer of the 28th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award	29 April 1918
Other	03 June 1918	Appointed brevet major in the AMF in recognition of specially meritorious work rendered on active service.
Date of recommendation honour or award	27 September 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award	26 January 1919
Date returned to Australia	22 September 1919
Other	10 January 1920	AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death	06 January 1949	Brisbane, Queensland