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ORLANDO CURTIS

Died : 27 May 1917
Rank : Able Seaman
Service no at death:
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Surname: CURTIS
Forename: ORLANDO
Initials: O
Date of Birth 12 Feb 1893
Place of BirthMere, Wiltshire
Place of Birth SourceParish Registers
Address 1901: 105 Mill Lane, Mere , Wiltshire
Schools attended
Employment / trade
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of William & Bessie Curtis.
Spouse Name
NotesRoyal Navy War Graves Roll says Mother: Elizabeth, Hounds Hill, Hill Butts, Wimborne, Dorset
Regiment at call-upRoyal Navy
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upAble Seaman
Service no at call-upj/2705
Date of attestation 11 Sep 1908
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served HMS Princess Irene
Decorations and awards
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Other service no
Service factsFirst posted to HMS Ganges
Age at death24
Date of death 27 May 1917
Regiment at deathRoyal Navy
Battalion at death
Rank at deathAble Seaman
Circumstances of deathRoyal Navy War Graves Roll says Killed or died by means other than disease, accident or enemy action. In May 1915, Princess Irene was moored in Saltpan Reach, on the Medway Estuary in Kent between Port Victoria and Sheerness, being loaded with mines in preparation for deployment on a minelaying mission. At 11:14 GMT on 27 May, Princess Irene exploded and disintegrated.
Service no at death
Field of action at death
Place of death
Location of graveBody not recoverd for burial
Position
Other memorialsPorstmouth Naval Memorial and Hinton Martell War Memorial
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