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Richard William Curtis

1840 — 1905

Richard William Curtis (5‑61‑22)

Englishman Richard William Curtis (1840-1905) is one of six proven veterans of the American Civil War buried in Toowong Cemetery. He joined the Confederate States Navy and is recorded as being Assistant Paymaster on the CSS Georgia in 1863 and later Paymaster on CSS Stonewall. After the conclusion of the Civil War he came to Brisbane where he worked for the Government and in private enterprise.

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