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William Curtis

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
452407
Unit at enlistment: 
58th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
October 8th, 1916
Cemetery: 
West Clandon Church Cemetery - Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Commemorated at: 
Independent Order of Foresters
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Nottinghamshire
Birth city: 
Eaton
Address at enlistment: 
201 Clarence Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
201 Clarence Street, Brantford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
38

Letters and documents

Cause and Place of Death: Died of Wounds (GSW Both Thighs). Clandon Park Hospital, Clandon

BX September 25, 1916

On Sunday a telegram was received in the city from Ottawa giving the information that Pte. William Curtis of the 58th Battalion had been admitted to the Clandon Park Hospital in England, suffering from severe wounds in the thighs.

BX October 11, 1916

Died of Wounds

News has been received in Brantford that Private William Curtis, of the 58th Battalion, had died on October 8, of wounds received in the trenches. The death occurred at the Clandon Park Hospital, Guildford, England. His wife and one daughter, Mrs. A. Ladd, mourn a hero’s loss.

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