Bucquoy Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais
Picture courtesy of Mike & Rosemarie Thomas

Only son of Philip E & Ada Luce of Apppledale, St Marys, Jersey. Husband of Ethel Lucy Luce of London SW.

Killed in action, aged 28 years

Notice of Death appears in Jersey Evening Post of Tuesday 3 September 1918

NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Friday 15 October 1915

Naval Promotion. In an extract from the London Gazette which appears in The Times of 12 October the name of P S Luce is included in the list of those who have received commissions in the Royal Naval Reserve. Mr Luce, who has been granted a Sub Lieutenancy is the son of Mr Philip E Luce of Clapham Common and the eldest grandson of the late Mr Philip Luce who for many years was Constable of St Mary.

NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Tuesday 6 November 1917

Naval Casualty. An Admiralty communique contains the name of Acting Lieutenant Philip S Luce amongst the wounded.

Commemorated on
St Mary's Parish Memorial, Jersey

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record

 

Lieutenant Philip Stanley Luce, MiD
Anson Battalion , Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
25/08/1918

MiD of GOC in C. 7/11/17 "Deserving special mention" London Gazette 11/12/17 page 12908 reference 30421

NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Friday 9 November 1917

Jersey Officer Wounded. Amongst the wounded in the attack by the Naval Division in the Flanders marshes on Friday week last was Lieutenant P S Luce RNVR. The officer is a son of Mr Philip E Luce of Clapham Common and Appledale, St Mary's and a grandson of the late Mr P Luce who was for many years Constable of St Mary's.

NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Tuesday 3 September 1918

Roll of Honour. News has been received of the death in action on 25 August last somewhere in France of Lieutenant Philip Stanley Luce of the RNVR. The deceased was the only son of Mr P E Luce of London and Appledale, St Mary's in this Island, his grandfather, the late Mr P Luce, was for many years Constable of St Mary's.