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In memory of:

Sergeant Clarence John Currie

Military service

Service number: SK14633
Age: 25
Rank: Sergeant
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Division: 1st Battalion
Birth: November 6, 1925 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
Enlistment: March 4, 1949 Kelowna, British Columbia
Death: October 23, 1951

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: 20. 6. 1185
Additional information

Son of John Black and Lillian Eva Currie of Westbank, British Columbia. Brother of Ralph Gordon, Vincent Donald and Velma Lillian. Sgt Currie enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve and served in the Second World War from 5 October 1943 to 9 January 1946. He attained the rank of Able Seaman and served under service number V-72631. He saw service in Canada, the United Kingdom and the High Seas. He served with the PPCLI until his death. He was single and in civilian life, was employed as a warehouseman.

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Page 16 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance.
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