2nd Lt
Ralph Luxmore Curtis

Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsdatum:
19/03/1898
Geburtsort:
Rainham, Essex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Truppe:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Second Lieutenant
Dienstnummer:
/
Einheiten:
 —  Royal Flying Corps, 48th Sqdn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
21/09/1917
Sterbeort:
Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen, Belgien
Todesursache:
Verwundet
Alter:
19

Begräbnisplatz

Harlebeke New British Cemetery
Grabstelle: 9
Reihe: A
Grab: 1

Punkte von Interesse 2

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Ort des Todes (ungefähr)

Meine Geschichte

On 21 September 1917, pilot Second Lieutenant Ralph Curtis and his observer Second Lieutenant Desmond Uniacke engaged in aerial combat with pilot Hermann Göring, commander of Jasta 27, over Sleyhage, near Roeselare, West Flanders, also known as Roulers. Curtis was piloting Bristol F.2b (A7224). At 09:05, their Bristol Fighter was shot down by Göring.[12] Uniacke was captured and became a prisoner of war, and Curtis died that day in a German dressing station from the wounds that he had sustained in the combat.[4] Curtis was initially interred at Hooglede Ost German Military Cemetery in Hooglede, West Flanders.[13][14] In 1924, his remains were transferred to Harlebeke New British Cemetery in Harelbeke, West Flanders, Belgium

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