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Surname: LUFF
Forename(s): Charles William
Place of Birth: Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire
Service No: 11672
Rank: Corporal
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion
Division: 17th (Northern) Division
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1916-04-26
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: IX. G. 8.
CWGC Cemetery: CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: GARGRAVE, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Charles William Luff was the son of Elizabeth [Lizzie] Luff, daughter of Charles and Emma Luff, née Markham. Elizabeth was born at Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire.
1901 Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire Census: Cottage - Charles Luff, aged 7 years, born Eaton Socon. [Charles was living with his grandfather, Charles Luff and his second wife, Elizabeth.]
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 9, Turner Street - Charles William Luff, aged 17 years, born Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, son of Lizzie and [stepson of] John Robert Barker. [Lizzie had married John in 1904.]
Charles was married to Phyllis Maud Jones in 1913. Phyllis later married William Henry Aldersley in 1917. Their son, Private Douglas Horace Aldersley, 4616874, 6th Bn Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) was killed in action on 18 June 1944.
The British Army Service Record for Charles William Luff exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Cpl Charles W. Luff, 3/11672, W. Rid. R. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 15.7.15. K. in A. 26.4.16.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Cpl Charles William Luff, 3/11672, 9th W. Rid. R. K. in A. 26.4.16
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Cpl Charles William Luff, 11672, 9th Bn W. Riding Regt. Date and Place of Death: 26.4.16. In Action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Phyllis M. £6 15s. 8d. Son - John Bernard (born 11.6.14.) £13 11s. 3d. [John died in 1986.]
A short biography of Charles is included in: ‘From Mills to Marching and Back Again – A History of Gargrave from 1900 to 1925’ by Sue Lyall and Donavon Slaven with contributions from George Ingle, Ray Jones and Martin Thompson (2019).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
LUFF, Corporal Charles William, aged 22, West Riding Regiment, killed in action in France April 26, 1916.
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Corporal Charles William LUFF
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 17th (Northern) Division
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