Charles CURTISS

Regimental number23145
Date of birth1887
Place of birthKristiansand, Norway
True NameKJOSS, Karl
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 7.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinBrother, F Kjoss, 113 Romilly Street, Westport
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 February 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 4), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Oluf Emil and Jorgine Kathrine Kjoss, Norway
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 July 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 12 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 24 August 1916, and posted to 10th Company.

Wounded in action, 21 September 1916 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to No 1 BZ Field Ambulance, 22 September 1916, and transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station; to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 23 September 1916; to England, 26 September 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 27 September 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 28 October 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 22 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 30 March 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing believed killed.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 35
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994752