Difference between revisions of "Harry Alfred Curtis"
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| image =[[File:Curtis_Harry Alfred.jpg]] | | image =[[File:Curtis_Harry Alfred.jpg]] | ||
| caption =Taken from 1934 Armadale AFL team photo | | caption =Taken from 1934 Armadale AFL team photo | ||
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| dateofbirth = 10 Oct 1909 | | dateofbirth = 10 Oct 1909 | ||
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| placeofdeath = Carlisle, Western Australia | | placeofdeath = Carlisle, Western Australia | ||
| enlistmentage = 31 years, 7 months | | enlistmentage = 31 years, 7 months | ||
| − | | description = | + | | description = 6'0" (1.83m) tall; fai complexion, brown eyes, dark hair, scars on left thigh and underside of leg |
| − | | height = | + | | height = 6'0" (1.83m) |
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| − | | complexion = | + | | complexion = fair |
| − | | eyes = | + | | eyes = brown |
| − | | hair = | + | | hair = dark |
| − | | descriptionnote = | + | | descriptionnote = scars on left thigh and underside of leg |
| occupation = timber worker | | occupation = timber worker | ||
| − | | religion = | + | | religion = Church of England |
| − | | address = Bedfordale, Western Australia | + | | address = Albany road, Bedfordale, Western Australia |
| − | | relation = | + | | relation = Wife |
| − | | nextofkin = Mrs Hilda Curtis | + | | nextofkin = Mrs Hilda Clara Curtis |
| − | | regnumber = WX12170 | + | | regnumber = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=6468540 WX12170] |
| enlistmentdate = 2 May 1941 | | enlistmentdate = 2 May 1941 | ||
| rank = Lance Corporal | | rank = Lance Corporal | ||
| unit = [[2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion]] | | unit = [[2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion]] | ||
| − | | 1stembarkationdatefrom= | + | | 1stembarkationdatefrom= 7 Sep 1941 |
| − | | 1stembarkationdateto= | + | | 1stembarkationdateto= 23 Sep 1941 |
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| + | Harry enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 2 May 1941 at Claremont and was sent to join the No 1 Training Battalion. On 7 May 1941 as a member of the 8th reinforcement draft for the 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, he was sent on pre-embarkation leave, returning on 12 May 1941. On 21 May Curtis was promoted Acting Corporal and the next day appointed acting Lance Sergeant, and then on 3 Sep 1941 promoted Acting Sergeant. He embarked in Fremantle on 9 Sep 1941 aboard [[HMT Queen Mary]], a part of Convoy US 12A, and he disembarked in Egypt on 23 Sep 1941, reverting to Private. On 6 Nov 1941 he was posted to the [[2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion]]. | ||
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| + | On 24 Nov 1941 Harry was admitted to the [[2/1st Australian General Hospital]] with diarrhoea, returning to the [[24th Australian Infantry Training Battalion]] on 31 Dec 1941. He returned to the 2/32nd battalion on 21 Feb 1942. Harry was promoted Acting Corporal on 26 Jul 1942, but on 18 Sep 1942 reverted to Private at his own request. I=On 24 Jan 1943 the battalion embarked | ||
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| + | 9/9/41 - 18/2/43 ME | ||
| + | 7/8/43 - 7/2/44 PNG | ||
Discharged 8 Dec 1944 | Discharged 8 Dec 1944 | ||
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[[Category:Born WA ww2]] | [[Category:Born WA ww2]] | ||
[[Category:Timber worker ww2]] | [[Category:Timber worker ww2]] | ||
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[[Category:Returned to Australia ww2]] | [[Category:Returned to Australia ww2]] | ||
[[Category:Armadale-Kelmscott ww2]] | [[Category:Armadale-Kelmscott ww2]] | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 20 December 2022
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | 10 Oct 1909 |
| Place of Birth | Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
| Death | 30 Aug 1989, aged 79 |
| Place of Death | Carlisle, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 31 years, 7 months |
| Description | 6'0" (1.83m) tall ; ; fair complexion ; brown eyes ; dark hair ; scars on left thigh and underside of leg |
| Occupation | timber worker |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Albany road, Bedfordale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Wife , Mrs Hilda Clara Curtis |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | WX12170 |
| Date of Enlistment | 2 May 1941 |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Unit/Formation | 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Military Movement | |
| 1st Departure from Australia | |
| Journey Dates | 7 Sep 1941 ‒ 23 Sep 1941 |
| Post War Details | |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
Pre War
Electoral Roll entries: 1936 - 1943 Albany road, Bedfordale, timber millhand;
War Service
Harry enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 2 May 1941 at Claremont and was sent to join the No 1 Training Battalion. On 7 May 1941 as a member of the 8th reinforcement draft for the 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, he was sent on pre-embarkation leave, returning on 12 May 1941. On 21 May Curtis was promoted Acting Corporal and the next day appointed acting Lance Sergeant, and then on 3 Sep 1941 promoted Acting Sergeant. He embarked in Fremantle on 9 Sep 1941 aboard HMT Queen Mary, a part of Convoy US 12A, and he disembarked in Egypt on 23 Sep 1941, reverting to Private. On 6 Nov 1941 he was posted to the 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion.
On 24 Nov 1941 Harry was admitted to the 2/1st Australian General Hospital with diarrhoea, returning to the 24th Australian Infantry Training Battalion on 31 Dec 1941. He returned to the 2/32nd battalion on 21 Feb 1942. Harry was promoted Acting Corporal on 26 Jul 1942, but on 18 Sep 1942 reverted to Private at his own request. I=On 24 Jan 1943 the battalion embarked
9/9/41 - 18/2/43 ME 7/8/43 - 7/2/44 PNG Discharged 8 Dec 1944
Post War
Married Mary Fitzgerald (1916-1990), son Murray Charles Curtis (1953-1979).
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 24 Saleham street, Victoria Park, timber hand; 1954 - 1958 at 47 Beatty avenue, Victoria Park with Mary; 1963 - 1980 at 9 Archer street, Carlisle, timber worker.
Notes
A brother Stanley Gordon Curtis lost his life in Rabaul where he was serving with the 2/1st Independent Company. One brother Clarence Albert Curtis served with the RAAF, and another Kenneth Roy Curtis with the RAN, while his younger sister Mona served with the RAAF. His uncle Albert Cecil Clarence Curtis and Albert's daughter Joyce Curtis also served in Australia during wartime.