| Accession Number | P09191.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Beaufort |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Richard Haddon Curtis, No 4 Squadron AFC (formerly 2997 ...
Description
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Richard Haddon Curtis, No 4 Squadron AFC (formerly 2997 Private (Pte) Curtis, 5th Field Ambulance). A grazier of Glen Innes, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Curtis embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 25 June 1915. He transferred to the 1st Divisional Supply Column and was remustered to rank of Driver on 2 January 1917. In May 1917 Curtis transferred to the Australian Flying Corps as a Second Airman. He marched out to the AIF Headquarters, London, on 6 July 1917; having qualified he was appointed Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer Pilot) on the 2 October 1917. Curtis proceeded overseas to France and whilst serving with 4 Squadron he was killed in a flying incident on 6 January 1918, aged 23. He is buried at the Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension, France. His brother, 2574 Lance Corporal James Raymond Curtis, served with the 1st Battalion and returned to Australia on 24 January 1919.