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| Name | CURTIS – Francis |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 14th Light Dragoons |
| Regiment Number (s) | 902 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th April 1841 / 22 years 6 months / Westminster Middlesex England Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fair / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 18 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 19 years 18 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th August 1860 / Approved Adjutant General’s office Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab Campaign with Chillianwala and Goojerat clasps India General Service Medal with Persia Clasp Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1858 with Central India Clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 26 Sussex Place Regents Park London |
| Pension Districts | 21st August 1860 1st North London Pension District 1861 Birmingham and Coventry 1862 Tilbury 1862 Western Australia 1871 Pension suspended during imprisonment (6 months). 1873 Pension suspended during imprisonment (6 months). 1875 Pension Paid Western Australia 1878 Refused increase of Pension in Western Australia 1881 Sentenced to 6 months imprisonment 1882 Struck off Pension List 1883 Refused restoration of Pension 5th April 1889 at Perth charged with vagrancy by Sergeant Claffey 1890 Restoration of Pension |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1873 On release from prison pension reduced to 7d per diem 1890 Restoration of pension |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819 Falmouth Cornwall England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Enquirer & Commercial News 19th September 1894 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th September 1894 Mount Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia 6th September 1894 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Francis Curtis “served with the Army of the Punjaub in 1848-1849 was present at the affair at Ramnugger and at the battles of Chillianwallah and Goojerat. Special service: Present at the surrender of the Sikh army, the occupation and attack of Peshawar and the expulsion of the Affghans (sic)beyond the Khyber Pass Received a medal for services in the Punjaub Campaign- a bar for Chillianwallah and one for the battle of Goojerat. Served in the Persian Expedition in 1857 and was present at the action of Mohammerah 26th March 1857. Received medal for service in Persia Served with the Central Indian Field force in 1857-8 under the command of Major General Sir Hugh Ross KGB and was present at the capture of Rathgar 19th January and at the action of Bawdia 31 January 1858”. Discharge due to chronic rheumatism Francis was charged and found guilty of a series of robberies from 1864. John O’Donnell Recommended Francis Curtiss (sic) be admitted to Mt. Eliza Poor House 1880, 1882, 1885 (Item No. 1885/1848: Colonial Surgeon) |