PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Curley, Robert Francis "Bob" (Servicenumber: 6026069)
Date of birth: Unknown
Date of death:  October 4th, 1944
Buried on:  Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek
Plot: 13.  Row: A.  Grave: 13.
Nationality:  British
BIOGRAPHY: 
Robert Francis (Bob) Curley was a Serjeant in the 1st Bn of the Hampshire Reginment. He was killed in Arnhem whilst trying to rescue fellow soldiers who were under sniper machine gun attack.

His grave is at the Oosterbeek War Cemetery. He was married to Minnie Curley and left no children.
     
DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL
Rank: Sergeant
Unit: 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
Awarded on: August 31st, 1944
Action: Rceived in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Normandy.
 
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Picture source:   - Hans Molier, The Netherlands
Information source(s):   - Family records
- Supplement to The London Gazette of 29th August 1944, Issue 36679, dated 31st August 1944
- Commonwealth Wargraves Commission
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