William Mark Curtis
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William Mark Curtis
Description
William Curtis was born in 1897 in Sapperton, one of nine children. He was the son of Mark Curtis and Ellen Smith. Mark Curtis was a carter at King's Farm, Tunley in 1901 and in 1911 lived at Henwood Mill in the parish of Sapperton. William followed his father as a farm worker.
He enlisted in Bristol in the 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He served as a private and died on 14 January 1918 in Mesopotamia aged 22.
He is buried in Belgium Government Cemetery and is remembered on the Kirkee Memorial in India.
He enlisted in Bristol in the 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He served as a private and died on 14 January 1918 in Mesopotamia aged 22.
He is buried in Belgium Government Cemetery and is remembered on the Kirkee Memorial in India.
Source
Oakridge History Group
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Citation
“William Mark Curtis,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/183.