| Accession Number | P09191.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
2997 Private (Pte) Richard Haddon Curtis, 5th Field Ambulance, standing beside an ambulance in ...
Description
2997 Private (Pte) Richard Haddon Curtis, 5th Field Ambulance, standing beside an ambulance in France. 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 (AFC) 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 No 4 Squadron (AFC) he was killed in a flying incident on 6 January 1918, aged 23. He is buried at the Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension, France.