| Accession Number | P09191.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Original grave of 2997 Second Lieutenant Richard Haddon Curtis, No 4 Squadron AFC (formerly 2997 ...
Description
Original grave of 2997 Second Lieutenant Richard Haddon Curtis, No 4 Squadron AFC (formerly 2997 Private (Pte) Curtis, 5th Field Ambulance). The grave is marked with pilot's wings and a cut out map of Australia. 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 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 4 Squadron he was killed in a flying incident on 6 January 1918, aged 23. He is buried at the Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension, France.