Personal Number: 237597 Rank: Lieutenant Name: Lesley CURTIS, MC Unit: 1st King's Dragoon Guards London Gazette : 28 July 1942 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35645/supplement/3294/data.pdf REGULAR ARMY. EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS, ETC. ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS. The undermentioned Cadets to be 2nd Lts : — 11th July 1942.— Lesley CURTIS (237957) London Gazette : 19 August 1943 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36138/page/3721/data.pdf The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards m recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East: — The Military Cross Lieutenant Lesley Curtis (237597), 1st King's Dragoon Guards, Royal Armoured Corps (Moulton, Northampton)
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7361757 Reference: WO 373/25/538 Name Curtis, Lesley Rank: Lieutenant Service No: 237597 Regiment: King's Dragoon Guards Theatre of Combat or Operation: Middle East (Egypt and Libya) Award: Military Cross Date of announcement in London Gazette: 19 August 1943
Still a Lieutenant in Greece with B Squadron, arrived 19/12/44, left for ME with advanced party 15/03/45. Gus
Hi, I've found this #2 event in the diaries. Two of his crew returned first - Cpl Darley and Tpr Embleton - but no mention of the other crew member, who was an RE from 1st Field Sqn. Maybe he managed to get back to the Field Sqn. Cheers James
