The Lutge Family in Australia

Anzac Day goes beyond the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli in 1915. It is the day on which we remember all Australians who served and died in war and on operational service past and present. The spirit of Anzac, with its qualities of courage, mateship, and sacrifice, continues to have meaning and relevance for our sense of national identity. Clifford John Stanley Lutge enlisted on 12 July 1915 in the 30 Battalion, C Company of the Australian Imperial Force.  We know him as Cliff but he's recorded as John in his military records and his age at enlistment is shown as 22 years and 8 months but he was 2 years younger.  His occupation at the time of enlistment is recorded as grocer. His unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915.  Cliff arrived in Suez on 11 December 1915.  Within a month he was admitted to hospital suffering from varicose veins.  Cliff saw little active service.  He retuned to Australia on 3 March 1916 due to his "inv