In the October to December 1898 birth index T
homas Bagnall Curtis, Prestwich, Lancashire, volume 8d, page 322.
In the 1901 census civil parish South Manchester, Ecclesiastical parish Birch in Rushulme St. Agnes living at 15 Slade Grove, Levenshulme, Manchester.
Thomas Curtis age 39, born at Manchester, Lancs. living on his own means.
Wife Frances Curtis, age 41 born at Manchester.
Daughter Marian F. Curtis age 15. Son Benjamin L. Curtis, age 13,
Daughter Bertha I. Curtis age 11.
Daughter Jessie Curtis age 7.
Son
Thomas B. Curtis age 2.
All the children are listed as being born in Manchester. Gertrude Curtis is not listed.
In the 1911 census 83 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Chorlton, Lancashire, Ardwick sub district, South Manchester parish.
Thomas Curtis, head, widower, age 49, wine merchant, born Manchester.
Daughter Marion Curtis, single, age 25, teacher, born Manchester.
Daughter Bertha I Curtis, single, age 21, teacher, born Manchester.
Daughter Tessie [must be Jessie] Curtis, single, age 17, student, born Manchester.
Son
Thomas B. Curtis, single, age 12, student, born Manchester.
Daughter Hilda C Curtis, age 8, student, born Manchester.
Servant Emma Lee, single age 51, born Sheffield.
Private, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
Service number 60539
Pas de Calais Grevillers British Cemetery XVI. A.11.
His medal card is available from the National Archives DocumentsOnLine
Thomas B. Curtis Cheshire Regiment No 60539, Private.
UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls
Private
Thomas Bagnall Curtis, Cheshire Regiment Regimental Number 60539
Soldiers who died in the Great War.
Thomas Bagnall Curtis, born Manchester, died 8 October 1918, Private, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, Reg. No. 60539, died of wounds, Theatre of War - Western European Theatre.
UK Pension Ledgers
Thomas Bagnall Curtis, Regimental Number 60539,
rank Private, Cheshire Regiment
Claimant relationship to Man; father, 8 Carill Grove, Levenshulme
There is a stamped date of September 8, 1927
Findagrave.comPrivate T B Curtis VVeteran
Birth 1898
Death 8 Oct 1918 (aged 19–20)
Burial
Grévillers British Cemetery, Grévillers, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Plot XVI. A. 11.
Memorial ID 15278567
Service No: 60539
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Cheshire Regiment, 1st Bn.
Son of Thomas Curtis, of 89, Slade Lane, Levenshulme, Manchester, and the late Frances Curtis.
Note: The 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment was a part of the15th Infantry Brigade and British 5th Infantry Division for all of WWI. Since Thomas Curtis died of wounds, rather than killed in action, it is possible he was wounded during one of the following
September 18, 1918 during the Battle of Epehy in France or
September 27 to October 1 the Battle of Canal du Nord, France