Edward (George Edward) Curtis
Memorial: Alveston - St Helen's Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 10562
Parents: George and Elizabeth Curtis
Marital status: Single
Home address: The Fields, Alveston, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Farm Labourer
Date of birth: 1887
Place of birth: Alveston, Bristol
Date of death: 19/04/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Amara War Cemetery (Reference XXI.D.15.), Iraq
Age: 28
Further information:
Edward was the eldest child of George and Elizabeth, who had eight children in total. But at the time of his birth, Edward's mother was not married, and he was registered as George Edward Watkins (His mother’s maiden name was Watkins). His parents married in the 3rd quarter 1889, just before their second child Henry was born. One of the military records record him as George Edward Curtis.
At the time of the 1911 Census, Edward had left the family home and was in lodgings in Thornbury.
Edward served with the 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and Died of Wounds in Mesopotamia on 19 April 1916
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.
Forces War Records, CWGC and Ancestry.co.uk