Alfred Cyril Curtis

Major General Alfred Cyril Curtis CB DSO MC (2 November 1894 – 13 October 1971) was a senior British Indian Army officer who commanded the 14th Indian Infantry Division during the Second World War.

Alfred Cyril Curtis
Born2 November 1894
Died13 October 1971
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Indian Army
Years of service1914–1948
RankMajor General
Commands held14th Indian Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsOrder of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross

Biography

Born on 2 November 1894 and educated at Bedford School, Curtis entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the 11th Sikh Regiment of the British Indian Army in 1915, serving in France, Belgium and Mesopotamia during the First World War, and ending the war as a captain. Between the wars he attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1927 to 1928 and, during the Second World War he served in Burma. He commanded the 14th Indian Infantry Division and was appointed as Aide-de-camp to King George VI in 1944.[1]

Major General Alfred Curtis retired in 1948 and died in Jersey on 13 October 1971.[2]

References

  1. Who's Who
  2. Obituary, The Ousel, Vol.LXXV, No.880, December 1971, p. 74
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