Adrian Curlewis

Sir Adrian Herbert Curlewis, (13 January 1901 – 16 June 1985) was an Australian barrister, captain in WW2, a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later District Court judge. He was also a sportsman, one of the early surfers in Sydney and later a sports administrator. Early life Adrian Curlewis was born to Ethel Turner, author and Herbert Raine Curlewis, barrister and later judge, at Mosman. Both his parents were involved in the community. Curlewis started school at Mosman Preparatory School, attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore) where he became a senior prefect and after matriculating attended University of Sydney. He studied law. He volunteered to work cleaning engines during the Australian General Strike of 1917.