Kenneth Oscar Curtis

Lance Sergeant

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Curtis, of Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Image of a letter from the Defence Force to Curtis' mother, above, shows his journey from New Zealand, being wounded at the Somme and his evacuation to the UK.

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Casualty

Service Number:

26/47

Name:

Kenneth Oscar Curtis

Rank:

Lance Sergeant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs H.B. Curtis (mother), Inglewood, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Farmer

Unit:

3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

11 August 1916

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

05 February 1916

Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44

Vessel:

Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Kensal Green (All Souls') Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

213. N.Z. Plot. 9.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom