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Is this the family- so at least we have first names:

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
High Street, Priston, Keynsham, Somerset, England

Stephen Curtis Head Married Male 46 1845 Agricultural Labourer Bruton, Somerset
Fanny Curtis Wife Married Female 42 1849 - Wellow, Somerset, England
John Curtis Son Single Male 23 1868 Gardener Wellow, Somerset, England
Frederick Curtis Son Single Male 15 1876 Agricultural Labourer Twerton, Somerset,
William Curtis Son - Male 12 1879 Agricultural Labourer Twerton, Somerset,
Edward Curtis Son - Male 11 1880 Scholar Priston, Somerset, England
Rose Curtis Daughter - Female 9 1882 Scholar Priston, Somerset, England
Arthur Curtis Son - Male 7 1884 Scholar Priston, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Curtis Daughter - Female 3 1888 Scholar Priston, Somerset, England
George Curtis Son - Male 1 1890 - Priston, Somerset, England

Ah, got the article- Just names and photos (can't see where is says they are brothers):

Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 13 November 1915

Private G Curtis of Newton St Loe with 12th Reserve Batt Canadian Forces

Driver W Curtis of Newton St Loe with 14th Gloucesters

Private E S Curtis of Newton St Loe with 14th Batt Sherwood Foresters

Private A Curtis of Newton St Loe with 6th Welsh Borderers

Driver F Curtis of Newton St Loe with ASC

Not sure if related- signed up in Derby:

First name(s) Edward Stephen
Last name Curtis
Age 33
Birth year 1882
Service number 4/22700
Regiment Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment)
Year 1915
Residence town Mansfield
Residence county Nottinghamshire
Residence country England
Series WO 364
Series description Wo 364 - First World War Pension Claims
Archive The National Archives
Record set British Army Service Records

EDIT: Ancestry has his place of birth incorrectly transcribed as Lancashire!! So I didn't think this was correct- however, looking at original image for 1911 census- it states he was born Keynsham, Somerset- so looks good.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-medal-index-cards-1914-1920/

(if you can see them on above, the Army Number might help for further research)

Chris :)

13 November 1915 - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Bath, Somerset

(reference above, Newspapers)


http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D2052453

(no idea on above Frederick Charles, if Birth one on below)

http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/index.php


(server too busy on FMP at present, to check, but said something about relations of?)

Edits (was Private C. Curtis, grandson of Mrs. Curtis, of Newton St. Loe, Bath)

(not Fanny Curtis was it, relating to newspaper articles 1939, 1940)

From a Google search..................

http://www.iwm.org.uk_www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/7256

You could check out the (free) Commonwealth War Graves Commission site to see if any of them were listed

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx

Need some help please ,I am doing my family tree and have a newspaper clipping of the 5 brothers from Newton St Loe Somerset ,need to find out about Driver W Curtis 14th Gloucesters &Private E S Curtis 14th Battalion Sherwood Foresters & Driver F Curtis A S C,The other two I have history of but I would like to know if the three survived as quite a lot of my family were involved and a few did not come back many thanks