Reginald Johnston Curtis

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First Name:

Reginald

Middle Name:

Johnston

Last Name:

Curtis

Mother's Name:

Susannah (nee Johnston)

Father's Name:

Ambrose Curtis

Date Enlisted:

Sunday, January 31, 1915

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

4th Battalion

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

1914/1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Friday, August 6, 1915

Place of Death:

Lone Pine Gallipoli

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Details:

Reginald Curtis (Service No 1929) was born in Kiama, NSW in July 1886. In 1910 he married Louisa Wiley at Nowra and they had two children. At the time of enlistment he was a 28 year old store keeper.

He embarked on HMAT A55 Kyarra with 5th Reinforcements, 4th Battalion on13th April 1915. Reginald arrived on Gallipoli on 14th June 1915 and was killed at Lone Pine on 6th August 1915. There is no known grave.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, CURTIS R J