| Regimental number | 39183 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Pine Bush |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32.11 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, John Begg, Pukeawa, Otago |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Balclutha |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Mr Patrick Curtis (b. Ireland), Melrose, Waiareka Junction, Oamaru |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 256 May 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to B Company. Detached to School of Chiropody, 12 September 1917; rejoined unit, 27 September 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 21 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Buried Hubner Farm; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 32 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994716 |