CAPTAIN ALFRED EDWARD LUTO (P/296007)
ROYAL ARTILLERY

Enlisted at Brighton into the Royal Artillery embodied Territorial Army and posted to 208 Anti - Aircraft Training Regiment. 28.06.1940

Joined for duty 18.07.1940

Unit re-designated 179/208 Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment 19.09.1940

Posted to 179/59th Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment 13.10.1940

Appointed unpaid Lance Bombardier 17.11.1940

Appointed Paid Lance Bombardier 01.01.1941

Appointed Acting Bombardier 07.02.1941

Appointed Acting Sergeant 01.04.1941

Promoted Bombardier 08.05.1941

Promoted Sergeant (Chesterfield Photo) 28.09.1941

Embarked U.K 14.02.1942

Disembarked India (Garrahat & Calcutta) 09.04.1942

Discharged 07.08.1943

Appointed to an Emergency Commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery and posted to:

23 Light Anti - Aircraft Regiment 08.08.1943

Embarked India 15.08.1943

Disembarked Ceylon 21.08.1943

Posted to 102 Independent Anti - Aircraft Battery 10.12.1943

Embarked Colombo 19.12.1943

Disembarked Unknown Destination, possible Adu Atol

the Maldives, was O/C Gan ? Date not recorded

Promoted Lieutenant 08.02.1944

Embarked 05.03.1944

Disembarked Ceylon 06.05.1944

Posted to Royal Artillery Depot - Deolali 06.09.1944

Embarked at Bombay - Taken sick with stomach

ulcer in the Officers Club 31.10.1944

Disembarked UK 05.12.1944

Posted to Depot Royal Artillery 05.12.1944

Posted to 1 Anti - Aircraft Area (mixed) Regiment 221 Battery 31.12.1944

Posted to 162 (mixed) Heavy Anti - Aircraft Regiment 23.03.1945

Appointed Acting Captain 28.02.1946

Appointed Temporary Captain 28.05.1946

Released from Military Service 14.11.1946

Relinquished Commission and granted the Honorary Rank

of Captain. 15.03.1954

MEDALS ISSUED

1939 / 45 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939 / 1945

Alfred's grandson James can be contacted on James Luto james.luto@uk.thalesgroup.com and would love to hear from anyone who can tell him more about his grandfather.

Notes: Photos of Alfred in UK as a Sgt and in Indian as a Sgt and lt.  Trying to find out which Indian Division he would have been attached to?  130 was a battery of the 23rd LAA Reg.