2nd Lt
Ralph Luxmore Curtis
Informatie over geboorte
Geboortedatum: 19/03/1898 |
Geboorteplaats: Rainham, Essex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Informatie legerdienst
Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Second Lieutenant |
Service nummer: / |
Eenheden: — Royal Flying Corps, 48th Sqdn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
Datum van overlijden: 21/09/1917 |
Plaats van overlijden: Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen, België |
Doodsoorzaak: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
Leeftijd: 19 |
Begraafplaats
Harlebeke New British Cemetery Plot: 9 Rij: A Graf: 1 |
Points of interest 2
#1 | Geboorteplaats | ||
#2 | Plaats van overlijden (bij benadering) |
Mijn verhaal
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
Meer informatie 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 |