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
Weitere Informationen 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/485920 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=7809fdcc-0ab4-4d6b-a101-e2664e215256 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6680300 |