LUTHER, John Fitzmaurice Guy
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland, 26 March 1870 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | University of Dublin Medical School |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Gallipoli, 25 August 1915, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
No.2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Fitzmaurice Guy LUTHER was born in Dublin, Ireland on 26th March, 1870
His parents were John Fitzmaurice LUTHER and Jane Mary LITTON who married in St Peters Church, Dublin on 2nd March, 1861
He married Ida Tassie MOWBRAY on 10th April, 1900 in Queensland
Children
1. Edward Fitzmaurice LUTHER
2. Guy Mowbray LUTHER
3. Ida Betty LUTHER
4. Jean Alice Kathleen LUTHER
His son Edward Fitzmaurice LUTHER served in WW2 ( QX6171) & (Q185087)
He became a Captain and was discharged in 1945
Biography
"...Captain John Fitzmaurice Guy Luther, Medical Officer to the 15th Battalion, AIF... enlisted on 6 October 1914, landed at Gallipoli 25 April 1915 and was killed on 25 August 1915..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"HOW. DR. LUTHER FELL.
The following fact concerning the regrettable death of Dr. Luther has been taken from a private letter received in Bundaberg on Wednesday:-
It seems that in one of the Fifteenth's brilliant charges the men were falling so quickly that Dr. Luther decided to leave his dug-out and take his dressing station right near the firing line. He was hit with a bomb on the back of the head and never gained consciousness. Captain Macgregory, medical officer of the 16th, had him carried on to the beach, and despite all they could do, he passed away. That is all we have heard so far. The writer adds that the men were making a most elaborate headstone for Dr. Luther's grave at Salt Lake, where he fell." - from the Maryborough Chronicle 08 Oct 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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