ORLANDO CURTIS
- Died: 27 May 1917
- Rank: Able Seaman
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- Died: 27 May 1917
- Rank: Able Seaman
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Personal
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- Surname: CURTIS
- Forename: ORLANDO
- Initials: O
- Date of Birth: 12 Feb 1893
- Place of Birth: Mere, Wiltshire
- Place of Birth Source: Parish Registers
- Address: 1901: 105 Mill Lane, Mere , Wiltshire
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- Family (parents and grandparents): Son of William & Bessie Curtis.
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- Notes: Royal Navy War Graves Roll says Mother: Elizabeth, Hounds Hill, Hill Butts, Wimborne, Dorset
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- Regiment at call-up: Royal Navy
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- Rank at call-up: Able Seaman
- Service no at call-up: j/2705
- Date of attestation: 11 Sep 1908
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- Source: Parish Registers
- Naval vessels served: HMS Princess Irene
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- Service facts: First posted to HMS Ganges
Death and Memorial
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- Age at death: 24
- Date of death: 27 May 1917
- Regiment at death: Royal Navy
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- Rank at death: Able Seaman
- Circumstances of death: Royal 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.
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- Location of grave: Body not recoverd for burial
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- Other memorials: Porstmouth Naval Memorial and Hinton Martell War Memorial
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