George Henry Curtis

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery

Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Gunner 204286

Parents: George and Frances (Fanny) Curtis

Marital status: Married

Home address: Home Address: Longwell Green, Bristol Lived: Field Lane, Longwell Green, Bristol

Pre-war occupation: Tobacco packing machine operator

Date of birth: 1888

Place of birth: Hanham, Bristol

Date of death: 09/07/1921

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Oldland (St. Anne) Churchyard. Not commemorated on a local memorial.

Age: 33

Further information:

George was born in Hanham, the son of a quarryman and a middle child of five with two sisters and two brothers. In 1911 he was working as a clerk and in November 1914 he married Elizabeth May Henly, before he had enlisted. At that time the couple were living in Kingswood.

George saw active service during the war and died nearly 3 years after the Armistice, in Nordrach Upton Mendip TB sanatorium. The cause of his death was advanced tuberculosis, aggravated/caused by his war service.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/