We remember Robert Woodward Sutton Curteis

We remember Robert Woodward Sutton Curteis

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Fletching, Sussex United Kingdom Source:7641617 Source:9187232 12th March 1885
1889
sibling Marjorie F Curteis Source:9187248 1889
1891
location Mannor Cottage, Pitt Down, Fletching, Sussex United Kingdom parents address Source:9187248 1891
1899
service Royal Navy Naval Cadet HMS Britannia Source:7641617 15th September 1899
1902
service Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Bulwark Source:7641617 16th June 1902
1904
service Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant Source:7641617 6th September 1904
1906
service Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Jupiter Source:7641617 1st October 1906
1910
service Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Scorpion Source:7641617 27th October 1910 - 19th June 1911
1914
service Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Humber Source:7641617 8th August 1914
1915
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS Humber Source:7641617 6th July 1915
1918
service Royal Navy Commander Source:7641617 11th November 1918
1920
awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:9187195 20th January 1920
1931
death Heart failure due to taking cyanide of potassium. Official verdict was Suicide whilst of unsound mind. Billericay, Essex United Kingdom Source:7641617 Source:9187276 29th April 1931

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert Woodward Sutton
Initials RWS
Last Name Curteis,
Source 9187195
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Mannor Cottage, Pitt Down, Fletching, Sussex United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy HMS Britannia Naval Cadet
Royal Navy HMS Bulwark Midshipman
Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant
Royal Navy HMS Jupiter Lieutenant
Royal Navy HMS Scorpion Lieutenant
Royal Navy HMS Humber Lieutenant
Royal Navy HMS Humber Lieutenant Commander
Royal Navy Commander
Awards
AwardTypeSource
DSO British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Florence H mother
Robert M Curteis father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Marjorie F Curteis sister 1889

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Royal Navy Officers: 1899 - 1919
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Trevor65535
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Trevor65535
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Trevor65535

External Evidence

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DSO Trevor65535

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Distinguished Service Order Vincent96527

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