Colonel John Alistar Currie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Currie,
John Alistar
Date of birth: 1862-07-25
Place of birth: Notawa Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Helen W. Currie (wife), 33 Howland Ave.,
Marital status: married
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1931-06-28
Buried:
Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, plot 15
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Colonel
(15th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant-Colonel, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-23 ?
- Colonel, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
130466
Service file: B2233-S022
Uploader's Notes: Original commanding officer of the 15th Battalion CEF, The 48th Highlanders from August 1914 until June 1915. He was gassed and shell shocked at Ypres and replaced as the commander of the 15th. His Battalion is one of those credited with stopping the German advance. He served as MP for Simcoe North 1908-1921 and as a MLA for Toronto Southeast and St Patrick from 1922-1929.
Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Colonel Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion Colonel Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-01-15
Last modified: 2013-07-19