CURTIS, Wilfred
| Service Number: | 1819 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chepstone, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 February 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres IV E 44 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Chepstow War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1819, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1819, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
Wilfred Curtis
Wilfred Curtis was born 11 June 1892 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales to parents John Charles Osbaldeston Curtis and Matilda Murray Tucker.
He worked in his father’s boot business in Chepstow until he emigrated to Australia in 1913. He joined his brother Frederick Charles Curtis and together they worked on Fred’s farm lease at Munduberra, Queensland, clearing the land of prickly pear and trees with a dream of planting citrus.
Wilfred enlisted on 15 March 1916 in Brisbane and was assigned to the 42nd Infantry Battalion at Enogerra, Brisbane. He sailed from Brisbane on HMAT Booorara on 16 August 1916 via Sydney and Cape Town, arriving in Plymouth on 13 October 1916.
He proceeded overseas to France on 25 November 1916 and was killed on 14 February 1917. He is buried in Cité Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Submitted 26 October 2025 by Jan Freemantle
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