Ralph Curtis

Ralph Luxmore Curtis
Born(1898-03-19)19 March 1898
Rainham, Essex, England
Died21 September 1917(1917-09-21) (aged 19)
West Flanders, Belgium
Buried
Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Harelbeke, West Flanders, Belgium
50°51′33″N 3°19′27″E / 50.85917°N 3.32417°E / 50.85917; 3.32417
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankSecond Lieutenant
UnitNo. 48 Squadron Royal Flying Corps

Second Lieutenant Ralph Luxmore Curtis (19 March 1898 – 21 September 1917) was a World War I British flying ace credited with fifteen aerial victories. He died from wounds sustained when he engaged in aerial combat with Hermann Göring, commander of Jasta 27. The aviator was interred twice in Belgian cemeteries, and was also commemorated on the Rainham War Memorial.