| Regimental number | 2997 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Glen Innes, New South Wales |
| School | Glenn Innes Public School, Glen Innes |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | Tangoa, Glen Innes, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Richard Curtis, Tangoa, Glen Innes, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Field Ambulance, "B" Section |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/48/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 23.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension (Row E, Grave No. 7), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Richard CURTIS, Glen Innes, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2574 Lance Corporal James Raymond CURTIS, 1st Bn, returned to Australia, 24 January 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked at Sydney 25 June 1915 with 5th Field Ambulance Corps; transferred to 1st Divisional Supply Column, remustered as Driver, 2 January 1917 Transferred to Australian Flying Corps, Second Airman, 5 May 1917 Marched out to AIF Headquarters, London, 6 July 1917; having qualified is appointed Flying Officer Pilot (Second Lieutenant) 2 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, attached to 71st Squadron, 15 December 1917; killed in action 6 January 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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