Tuff C T Captain 1st Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Source : The Sphere 15th May 1915

TUFF, CECIL THOMAS, Capt., 3rd (Reserve), attd. 1st, Battn. The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regt., 3rd s. of Charles Tuff, of Westfield, Singlewell, near Gravesend, and Rochester, J.P., formerly M.P. for Rochester, by his wife, Marian, dau. of George William Gill; b. Rochester, 16 Aug. 1885; educ. Abbey School, Beckenham, and Malvern College ; obtained a commission in the Royal West Kent Militia in 1905; but resigned in or about 1911 rejoining as a Lieut. the day war was declared. He was gazetted Capt. to 3rd Royal West Kents, 26 Sept. 1914; went to France, 25 Nov. following, where he was attd. to the 1st Battn., and was killed in action at Hill 60, near Ypres, 15 April, 1915. Buried Hill 60; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1