Arthur Thomas Luty
Arthur Tom Luty was a professional soldier.
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Father: William Luty, born in 1846 at Knaresborough, Yorkshire and working as a monumental mason.Mother: Isabella, born in 1848 at Snaygill, Yorkshire.
Brothers: Frank, born in 1889 at Skipton. Sisters: Annie, born in 1880 and Frances Maud, born in 1884. All the children were born in Skipton.
The family lived at 1 Swanford Street, Skipton.
Arthur Tom Luty married Harriett Puver on October 1913 in Nottingham. They lived at 6 Simpkin Buildings, Clayton Street, Meadows, Nottingham.
The battalion trained at Lyndhurst during September, until finally sent to France. Pte. Luty arrived om 14/11/1914, and the following year his battalion was heavily involved in the Battle of Loos, where he was killed in action on 26/09/1915. His body was never recovered but his name was commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
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