Albert Edward Curtis | |
Birth Date: | 6 January 1866 |
Birth Place: | Guildford, Surrey |
Death Place: | Barnet, London |
Placeofburial: | Bells Hill Cemetery, Barnet[1] |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Rank: | Sergeant |
Commands: | The East Surrey Regiment |
Battles: | Second Boer War |
Awards: | Victoria Cross |
Laterwork: | Yeoman Warder |
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 Commonwealth forces.
Curtis was 34 years old, and a private in the 2nd Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment,[2] British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place at Onderbank Spruit for which he was awarded the VC:
He later achieved the rank of sergeant and served as a Yeoman Warder. He died on 18 March 1940. His medal is in the Lord Ashcroft collection[3]
Curtis is interred at Bells Hill Burial Ground, Chipping Barnet.[4] [5]