Wilfred Curtis


Wilfred Curtis

Nickname(s)Wilf
Born(1893-08-21)21 August 1893
Havelock, Ontario, Canada
Died14 August 1977(1977-08-14) (aged 83)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Allegiance Canada
Service / branchCanadian Expeditionary Force
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service1916–1919
1933–1953
RankAir Marshal
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Canada
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Cross & Bar
Efficiency Decoration
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Wilfred Austin Curtis (21 August 1893 – 14 August 1977) was a Canadian airman and Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from 1947 until 1953.