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 |