0505 Roll of Honour
The Korean War 1950 to 1953
Lieutenant P K E Curtis V C

The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Attached to: The Gloucestershire Regiment

Died on Monday 23 April 1951

Buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Pusan
in Plot 24, Row 10, Position 4, and in Grave Serial 1809.

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There is an entry on Page 66 in the UK Book of Remembrance held at the National Army Museum which reads:

The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry att The Gloucestershire Regiment : Lieutenant P K E Curtis V C

There is an entry in the Army Historical Branch's Roll of Honour which reads:

Number 365680
Rank Lt
Name CURTIS, Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis, VC
Unit DCLI Att Glosters
Date of Death 23.04.51
Commemorated or Buried Pusan-Plot 24, Row 10, Grave No. 1809

The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum at the Keep, Bodmin holds Lt Curtis's VC. I apologise for the poor quality of the photograph below (the best I could through a glass case), and I will try to replace it.

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