Albert Edward Curtis VC (6 January 1866 – 18 March 1940) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and

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forces.

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Curtis was 34 years old, and a

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in the 2nd Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place at Onderbank Spruit for which he was awarded the VC:

Further information

He later achieved the rank of

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and served as a

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. He died on 18 March 1940. His medal is in the Lord Ashcroft collection Curtis is interred at Bells Hill Burial Ground, Chipping Barnet.

References

* Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) * The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) * Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Albert Edward 1866 births 1940 deaths British recipients of the Victoria Cross Second Boer War recipients of the Victoria Cross East Surrey Regiment soldiers People from Guildford British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross Military personnel from Guildford Burials in England