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Timothy Curtis

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Timothy Herbert William Curtis (3 August 1882 – 11 June 1966) was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Folkestone, Kent and died in Little Waltham, Essex.

Cricket

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Curtis made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1912, against Warwickshire. From the middle order, he scored 2 runs in the first innings in which he batted and a single run in the second.

Personal life

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Curtis was commissioned a Second lieutenant in the 4th (Militia) Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment on 23 May 1902.[1] He was in South Africa with this battalion during the latter stages of the Second Boer War, and returned home on the SS Targus in October 1902.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 27439". The London Gazette. 3 June 1902. p. 3611.
  2. ^ "The Army in South Africa – Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36871. London. 12 September 1902. p. 5.
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