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| caption         = Wedding of Stan Curtis and Jean Watts. Courtesy Jan Kramer
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| dateofbirth	  = 18 May 1918
| placeofbirth	  = Jarrahdale, Western Australia
| death	          = 2 Feb 1942
| placeofdeath	  = Kokopu, East New Britain, PNG
| enlistmentage	  = 22 years, 4 months
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| eyes            = blue
| hair            = dark brown
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| occupation	  = Truck driver
| religion	  = Congregational
| address	  = 34 Victoria avenue, Claremont
| relation	  = Father
| nextofkin       = Mr Horace Curtis
| regnumber	  = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=6455707  WX10626]
| enlistmentdate  = 14 Jan 1941
| rank	          = Private
| unit     	  = [[1st Independent Company]]
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| medal1	  = 1939-45 Star
| medal2          = Pacific Star
| medal3          = War Medal 1939-45
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==Pre War==
In 1925 he was living with his family in Bedfordale. 

==War Service==
Stan enlisted at the Western Command Details Depot at Claremont on 14 Jan 1941 and, designated a General Reinforcement, he was sent on 22 Jan 1941 to the Naval Base Training Depot. On 28 Mar 1941 Stan was transferred to the No 2 Training Battalion at Northam. From 24 April until midnight 1 May 1941 Stan enjoyed pre-embarkation leave. On 4 May 1941 Stanley was transferred to the 7th Infantry Training Centre in South Australia, arriving there on 10 May 1941. There he was transferred to the [[1st Independent Company]] on 24 May 1941. Granted pre-embarkation leave again from 20 Jun until 30 Jun 1041, he was embarked aboard [[HMT Z]] in Melbourne on 12 Jul 1941 for New Guinea where he disembarked on 24 Jul 1941. While on leave in 1941 he married Arvonia (Jean) Watts see [[Arvonia (Jean) Curtis]] (1919 - 2002).


From the history of the [[1st Independent Company]], it appears that Stanley was killed when on 2 Feb 1942 the schooner that they were attempting to escape on from larger Japanese forces was sighted by a Japanese plane which subsequently attacked, causing considerable damage to the vessel as well as destroying one of its lifeboats and causing a number of casualties. (Stanley was to die from wounds received). For those that survived the strafing, [[SS Induna Star]] had begun taking on water and as a result the men were forced to surrender. Under escort by a Japanese aircraft and then later a destroyer, they were instructed to sail to Rabaul where they became prisoners of war.


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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Rabaul_Memorial.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rabaul Memorial - Stanley is commemorated on Panel 12]] </li>
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===Notes===
Four of Stan's siblings also served during WW II. [[Harry Alfred Curtis]] served with the 2/32nd Battalion; [[Clarence Albert Curtis]] served with the RAAF; [[Kenneth Roy Curtis]] with the RAN, and sister [[Mona Curtis]] with the RAAF. His uncle [[Albert Cecil Clarence Curtis]] served with the 10th Garrison Battalion, and  cousin [[Joyce Curtis]] with the Australian Women's Army Service.

Jean later married Thomas William Law and they had a son and five daughters.

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