Henry Curtis (British Army officer)

Henry Curtis
Nickname(s)"Squeak"[1]
Born(1888-11-18)18 November 1888
Died28 January 1964(1964-01-28) (aged 75)
Buried
Lytchett Minster Parish Churchyard, Purbeck District, Dorset, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1908–1946
RankMajor General
Service number4309
UnitKing's Royal Rifle Corps
CommandsAldershot Command (1944–45)
Salisbury Plain District (1943–44)
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division (1940–43)
46th Infantry Division (1939–40)
3rd Infantry Brigade (1938–39)
1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (1931–34)
4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (c. 1918–19)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (3)
Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States)[2]
Spouse(s)Jean Mackenzie Low
RelationsDaniel Sargent Curtis (grandfather)
Ralph Wormeley Curtis (uncle)

Major General Henry Osborne Curtis, CB, DSO, MC, DL (18 November 1888 – 28 January 1964) was a British Army officer who saw service in both the First and the Second World Wars. During the latter, he commanded the 46th Infantry Division during the Battle of France in 1940, and later the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division during the Occupation of Iceland from 1940 to 1942.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Smart 2005, p. 76.
  2. ^ "No. 35645". The London Gazette. 24 July 1942. p. 3293.
  3. ^ "Biography of Major-General Henry Osborne Curtis (1888–1964), Great Britain". www.generals.dk. Retrieved 24 August 2017.