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John Stannon LUFF

Regimental number1865
Place of birthFremantle Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCar taker
AddressFremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ruby May Luff, 118 Quarry Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 9 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt John Stannan on NR
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialToronto 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

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