Philip Curtis

Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis
Lieutenant Philip Curtis VC.
Born(1926-07-07)7 July 1926
Plymouth, Devon, England
Died23 April 1951(1951-04-23) (aged 24) 
Gloucester Hill, Imjin River, Korea
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1944–1951
RankLieutenant
Service number365680
UnitDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Battles / warsSecond World War
Korean War
AwardsVictoria Cross

Lieutenant Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis VC (7 July 1926 – 23 April 1951) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Curtis was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions during the Battle of Imjin in the Korean War.