Major Charles Elmhirst Luard

Regiment: Norfolk Regiment
Panel reference: Unknown
Date published: 09/06/1916
Killed in action: Yes
Date of death: 15/09/1914
Age at death: 38
Cemetery: La Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-marne, France
Information: Major Charles Elmhirst Luard D.S.O., Norfolk Regiment, of Hollywood, Co. Down, who was reported missing, is now stated to have been killed in action on September 15th, 1914. Major Luard served in the expeditions in Central and West Africa, and was severely wounded in the operations in Ashanti; was mentioned in despatches, and awarded the D.S.O.