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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Kenneth Oscar Curtis |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lance Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Kenneth Oscar |
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| Surname: |
Curtis |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
26/47 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Lance Sergeant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farmer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs H.B. Curtis (mother), Inglewood, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
4th Battalion, B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
5 February 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
24 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
22 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Place of Death: |
United Kingdom |
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| Date of Death: |
11 August 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Kensal Green (All Souls') Cemetery, London, England |
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| Grave Reference: |
213. N.Z. Plot. 9. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Curtis, of Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand.
- "Sergt. Curtis, 26/47, died at Fulham Military Hospital, London, on August 11th, from a wound in the back. His funeral left the hospital at 9.30 on the morning of Wednesday, August 17th, for Kensal Green Cemetery. There were wreaths from the New Zealand Office and from the Association." (Chronicles of the N.Z.E.F. August 30, 1916 p. 8)
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| Further References: |
Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
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