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Pte. Cornelius Abraham Ludik
South African Forces 18th Mounted Rifles, Griqualand West Ruiters)
from:Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province
(d.26th Feb 1915)
Private Ludik was the Son of Hendrik Rudolph Ludik, of Mondesir, Adendorp, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province.
He was 22 when he died and is buried in the Cnydas West Farm Cemetery, Lutzputs, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Pte. John Thomas Ludlam
British Army 7th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:Loughborough
(d.1st Nov 1916)
John Ludlam is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in France.
John Stannon Luff
Australian Imperial Forces 33rd Btn.
from:Fremantle, Western Australia
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte Charles Henry Luft
British Army 2/7th Battalion Kings Regiment (Liverpool)
from:Douglas, Isle of Man
(d.27th September 1918)
Pte. James Richard Lugg
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Wool
(d.25th Jan 1915)
Pte. William Lugg
British Army 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Wool
(d.15th Apr 1917)
Luke
Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Private Endicott Linden Luke
Australian Imperial Forces 5th Machine Gun Company 9th Btn.
from:Brendamore Baulkham Hills NSW Australia
My Grandfather, Private Endicott Luke was wounded in France during the Battle of the Somme on 14/15th Nov. 1916 and was eventually evacuated to Beaufort War Hospital for treatment, surgery and recuperation. Was wondering if there are any records or photos of his stay. I have a couple of photos but are not sure if they were at Beaufort.
Frank Luke
United States Army 27th Aero Squadron
from:Arizona
Frank Luke was AmericaĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢s greatest balloon buster, known for attacking German observation balloons used to sight artillery. Luke joined the 27th Aero Squadron in France in July 1918, and wasted little time in aggravating his fellow pilots with his cocky attitude and reckless flying style. Nevertheless, the Arizona-born aviator proved an expert at downing the reconnaissance balloonsĆ¢ā‚¬ā€¯dangerous targets that were often guarded by anti-aircraft guns, cannons and enemy fighters. He scored his first kill on 12th of September and by the 28th of September he had claimed 15 victories, including one day in which he shot down two balloons and three enemy planes.
Despite his obvious skill, the headstrong Luke often flouted military regulations and disobeyed orders. His commanding officer tried to ground him on 29th of September,, but Luke ignored the command and took off on a daring solo balloon-busting mission near Murvaux, France. He proceeded to destroy three balloons in quick succession, but was seriously wounded by machine gun fire and forced to ditch his plane. After climbing from the wreckage, Luke drew his pistol and may have exchanged a few shots with German troops before succumbing to his injuries. By then, the 21-year-old had claimed a remarkable 18 aerial victories in the span of only 18 days. He later became the first ever pilot to receive the Medal of Honor.
2nd Lt. John Norman Luke
Army 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. W. Luke
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Thornley
(d.24th February 1916)
W Luke is buried in Ration Farm Cemetery
William Gordon Luke Military Medal
Navy Drake Battalion Royal Naval Division
William Gordon Luke served with the Drake Battalion. I believe he received the Military Medal, but do not know the reasons why. I would be grateful for any further information.
Sgt. William Luke
British Army 9th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.20th Jul 1917)
William Luke first served in France on the 15th of July 1915. He was born in Jarrow in 1892 and was the son of Mary Ann Patterson (formerly Luke nee Carrahar) and the late John Luke. William Luke, age 18, an Apprentice Rivetter in Ship Building, lived with his Stepfather William Patterson & his mother, Mary Ann Patterson, his Step siblings & his brother at 58, Stephenson Street, Willington Quay in the 1911 Census. He enlisted in Wallsend and died aged 24.
William is buried in Point-Du-Jour Military Cemetery Athies.
Pte. William Luke
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Thornley, County Durham
(d.24th Feb 1916)
William Luke was 32 when he was killed at Bois Grenier near Armentiers, Northern France. He left a wife Isobelle and four sons Joseph, John, Robert and Cuthbert, my father .
He is buried in Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chappelle-d'Armentieres. His brother George was also killed and is buried in Rouen he was in the East Yorks.
Pte David Luker
2nd Btn Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Reading
(d.16th May 1915)
Pte. Arthur Lumb
British Army 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Leeds
My Great Grandad, Arthur Lumb served from October 1915. He joined up in York. He survived but was forever changed. In the photo he is second left on the second row.
Pte. A. R. Lumley
British Army 2nd Battalion, C Coy. London Regiment
Private A R Lumley was wounded whilst serving with 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.
Pte. George Lumley
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
(d.9th Aug 1915)
George Lumley died on the 9th of August 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Pte. T. Lumley
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Brig.Gen. Frederick William Lumsden VC, CB, DSO.
British Army 14th Brigade Royal Marine Artillery
from:Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex.
(d.4th Jun 1918)
Commanding 14th Brigade, Royal Marine Artillery, Frederick Lumsden was killed in action on the 4th of June 1918. He is buried in the Berles New Military Cemetery in France. Awarded the Croix de Guerre (France). He was the son of the late James Foot Lumsden (Indian Civil Service) and husband of M. E. A. Lumsden, of Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex.
An extract from The London Gazette, No. 30122, dated 8th June, 1917, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery, determination and devotion to duty. Six enemy field guns having been captured, it was necessary to leave them in dug-in positions, 300 yards in advance of the position held by our troops. The enemy kept the captured guns under heavy fire. Maj. Lumsden undertook the duty of bringing the guns into our lines. In order to effect this, he personally led four artillery teams and a party of infantry through the hostile barrage. As one of these teams sustained casualties, he left the remaining teams in a covered position, and, through very heavy rifle, machine gun and shrapnel fire, led the infantry to the guns. By force of example and inspiring energy he succeeded in sending back two teams with guns, going through the barrage with the teams of the third gun. He then returned to the guns to await further teams, and these he succeeded in attaching to two of the three remaining guns, despite rifle fire, which had become intense at short range, and removed the guns to safety. By this time the enemy, in considerable strength, had driven through the infantry covering points, and blown up the breach of the remaining gun. Maj. Lumsden then returned, drove off the enemy, attached the gun to a team and got it away."
Pte. Alfred James Lund
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
CSM. Geoffrey William Lund
British Army 2nd Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:Harbridge
(d.21st Apr 1917)
My grandfather's name, Geoffrey Lund is one of four commemorated on a memorial in All Saints Church, Harbridge, near Ringwood, Hampshire, where his father was the incumbent. My father was born on in March 1917 so I would like to know if he was home on leave during the early summer of 1916.
Pte. Walter William Lund
British Army 2/4th (2nd Denbighshire Yeomanry) Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Noyna End Farm, Foulridge, Lancashire
(d.31st Oct 1918)
William Lund was 18 years 210 days old when he signed on in Preston on 7th of November 1917. His parents had always been farmers in Foulridge. His own trade, on his service papers, was listed as weaver, a common man's trade locally at that time. Noyna End Farm itself, dating back several hundred years, has a history of home weaving of own grown wool prior to the coming of the mills and power looms to the area, although it is most likely that William was working as a weaver in one of the larger weaving sheds or mills in the village at the time.
He was killed on the 31st Oct 1918, just 11 days from the armistice and aged just 19 years old. He is buried in the Vichte Military Cemetery, memorialised with a CWGC headstone. His name is recorded on the village cenotaph, situated along the main road running through the village.
Sgt. William Towler Lund
British Army 6th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:Clapham, Lancaster
(d.9th Aug 1915)
William Lund was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Lund, of Waters, Clapham, Lancaster. He is remembered on the Helles Memorial
Pte. William Smith Lund DCM.
British Army 2nd Battalion Scottish Rifles
from:Bolton
My grandfather, William Smith Lund, originally trained with the Dragoon Guards. As a farmers son, he could ride a horse so was deemed fit for the cavalry. However, it didn't take long for the Army to realise that cavalry was not suitable for trench warfare and he was transferred to the Second Battalion, Scottish Rifles.
On 16th of August 1917 he took part in the Battle of Langemark, which was part of the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his bravery (Gazetted on 22 October 1917). His citation reads : "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in continually leading assaults on enemy strongholds which were full of snipers and machine guns. Using his rifle with great skill, he shot, bayonetted or captured the occupants, displaying dash and gallantry in these hand-to-hand conflicts which were beyond praise. Finally he was wounded when advancing, regardless of danger, against a hostile machine gun in a concrete emplacement. It was entirely due to his fearlessness and determination that his platoon was able to continue their advance."
After being shot he was invalided home and it was not until after the War that he visited Edinburgh Castle where a list of all those killed whilst serving with the Scottish Rifles are listed. My grandmother said he was in tears that day as he learned of the deaths of a number of his comrades, after he had left the Unit.
Grandad was a captain in the Home Guard during WW2. One of his sons, my father, served in a Sherman Tank with the Guards armoured Division in WW2. His other son served with the Eighth Army, also as a crew member in a Sherman, both in North Africa and Italy.
Pte. Albert James Lundy
British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.19th Sept 1914)
2nd Lt. James Joseph Lunn
James Lunn was taken prisoner on 31st of March 1918 and was incarcerated at Karlsruhe Camp.
Pte Matthew Henry Lunn
British Army 8th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
from:Meltham, W.Yorks
Mathew Lunn was born on 25 Aug. 1897 at Meltham. He was mobilised 6th November 1916 and sent to France on 5th Mar 1917, initially with 1st N. Staffs, but he transferred to 8th Btn on 26 March 1917. Messines was probably his Baptism of fire! Later on 11 August received a Blighty - a bullet/bayonet wound to right thigh - and was invalided back to UK. He was eventually discharged "No longer fit for Military Service" in November 1917. He received Silver wound badge & King's Certificate.
Mathew Henry Lunn died at Meltham 18 Jan 1931 of tuberculosis. A short life but he did his bit!
Bartholomew Lunney
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Preston
Bartholomew Lunney was my Great Grandfather. I became aware of his service in the 6th East Lancashire Regiment whilst doing some research into my mother's family tree. I understand the Battalion was stationed in Gallipoli and Mesopotamia in 1915-1916.
Pte. Walter Ernest Lunnon
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire
from:Reading
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Walter Lunnon served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment and died on 1st July 1916.
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