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CURTIS, William Rufus
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1122, 1122A |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Peel, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Blackfriars Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 20, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe Superior Public School WWI Memorial, Glebe War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1122, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1122, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1122, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1122, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the thigh between 25 April 1915 and 2 May 1915 | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1122A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1122A awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Rufus Curtis and Rachel Curtis of Sydney, NSW.
Brother of Mrs. Slater nee Curtis of 44 Greek Street, Glebe, NSW and Frederick Henry Curtis who died of wounds at sea on board HS Nevaska on 26 August 1915 from the wounds he received while serving with the 18th Battalion. He was buried in the East Mudros Military Cemetery. Plot 11, Row I, Grave 144
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal