In memory of

Sergeant

Clarence John Currie

who died on 23 Oct 1951

Service details
  Conflict Korean War
  Service Army
  Unit Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
  Rank Sergeant
  Service number SK14633
  Date of death 19511023
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  SK14633 Sergeant (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) Clarence John Currie (b.1925) of Westbank, British Columbia, was KIA 19511023 and is buried at United Nations cemetery, Busan, Korea. Currie served in the Navy (V72631) during World War II (1943-46), and was working as a warehouseman at Kelowna when he re-enlisted in the PPCLI at Vancouver early in 1949. Clarence was the son of John Black and Lillian Eva Currie and was born at Lloydminster.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 502 - Britannia
  Cemetery or memorial location United Nations cemetery, Busan, Korea    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial Currie Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.1833°N / 102.5667°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 64M2
  Geo-memorial details North of Kingston Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19251106
  Place of birth Lloydminster    
  Date of enlistment 19490304
  Place of enlistment Vancouver, British Columbia    
  Residence on enlistment Westbank, British Columbia    
  Occupation warehouseman
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