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Son of Henry Frederick and Nellie Johanna Currie, of Albany, Cape Province; husband of Charlotte M. Currie, of East Leigh, Nairobi, Kenya. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. Served in the Gcaleka War; in the Boer war as a Lieutenant in Nesbitt's Horse, he distinguished himself in the fighting in the Colesberg district in 1901 and was Mentioned in Despatches; was farming in British East Africa when WW1 broke out served in the Veterinary Corps near Nairobi (another source says he was an Intelligence officer)

Age:	54
Date of Birth:	1861-05-27
Service No:	5054
Rank:	Corporal
Regiment:	East African Veterinary Corps
Date of Death:	1915-07-25
Cause of Death:	Died of malaria

Grave Reference:	II. C. 12.
Cemetery:	NAIROBI SOUTH CEMETERY

Country:	Kenya

Decorations:	Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:	LG 16 April 1901 pg. 2611
Son of Henry Frederick and Nellie Johanna Currie, of Albany, Cape Province; husband of Charlotte M. Currie, of East Leigh, Nairobi, Kenya. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. Served in the Gcaleka War; in the Boer war as a Lieutenant in Nesbitt's Horse, he distinguished himself in the fighting in the Colesberg district in 1901 and was Mentioned in Despatches; was farming in British East Africa when WW1 broke out served in the Veterinary Corps near Nairobi (another source says he was an Intelligence officer)