Horace Augustus Curtis
Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- Register No.
- 293 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers all Royal Dublin Fusiliers VCs →
- Date of action
- 18 October 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 6th January, 1919 on this day → all of 1919 →
- Born
- 7th March, 1891 at St Antony-in-Roseland, Cornwall
- Died
- 11th July 1968 at at Redruth, Cornwall
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 18th October 1918 East of Le Cateau, France when his platoon was attacking and came unexpectedly under intense machine-gun fire, Sergeant Curtis realised that the guns must be silenced and went forward through our own barrage and the enemy fire. He killed and wounded the teams of two of the guns, whereupon the remaining four guns surrendered. He then turned his attention to a train loaded with reinforcements and succeeded in capturing 100 of the enemy before his comrades joined him
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CURTIS, Horace Augustus. (reg No. 293).
Sergeant. 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
London Gazetted on 6th January, 1919.
Born on 7th March, 1891 at St Antony-in-Roseland, Cornwall.
Died 11th July 1968 at at Redruth, Cornwall.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 18th October 1918 East of Le Cateau, France when his platoon was attacking and came unexpectedly under intense machine-gun fire, Sergeant Curtis realised that the guns must be silenced and went forward through our own barrage and the enemy fire. He killed and wounded the teams of two of the guns, whereupon the remaining four guns surrendered. He then turned his attention to a train loaded with reinforcements and succeeded in capturing 100 of the enemy before his comrades joined him.
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