CURTIS, Bertram William
| Service Number: | 282 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Born: | Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27 December 1877 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Accountant |
| Died: | Cerebral Thrombosis due to Auricular Fibrillation, Brisbane General Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 January 1951, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Brisbane Grammar School Boer War Honour Board, Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 282, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 282, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 282, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 282, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Service record notes permission given to R. T. A. at own expense on 7 Dec 1918, discharged TPE 28 Mar 1918. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Bertram William Curtis was born on 27 Dec 1877 at Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, a son to Capt. William Edward Curtis and Mary Curtis (nee Boreham) with his early years spent in Bundaberg. He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1.
First service was as a Lieutenant in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Corporal rising to Sergeant S.N. 282 in the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron, AIF WW1. He was severely wounded at Gallipoli on 19 Jun 1915 sustaining a gunshot wound to the chest and shrapnel to the back. Following recovery he was transferred to AIF Headquaters.
After WW1 he married Emily Curry on 21 Jun 1923 at Longreach, Queensland.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 509; National Archives Australia WW1 service record; Wedding Notice, The Western Champion newspaper; Funeral Notice, Brisbane Telegraph newspaper).
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