Regimental number | 1865 |
Place of birth | Fremantle Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Car taker |
Address | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ruby May Luff, 118 Quarry Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt John Stannan on NR |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Toronto Avenue Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 35), Warneton, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Son of Margaret TAPPER (formerly LUFF), and the late John LUFF; husband of Mrs. R. LUFF. Native of Fremantle, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |