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RAMC profile of:
John Lawrence LOFTUS M.D.
 
 


Place or Date
of Birth:
Old Forge, PA on the 6th July 1889

Service Number:

TF Number:

Rank: Capt

Unit: M.O.R.C.

Attached To: 1/2nd (West Riding) Field Ambulance

Enlistment Location: Scranton, PA

Also Served:

Outcome: Survived the war

Date Died: 29th September 1938
Age Died: 49

Where Buried and/or Commemorated: St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, PA USA

Awards: MC

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Other Information:

Dr Loftus was an American phyician and surgeon from Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA who volunteered for service with the British Army before the USA entered the war. He received a commission Lieutenant on the 2nd June 1917 and attended army medical school from 7th August 1917 - 6th September 1917. [Information and photograph kindly provided by John's grandson]


 
Additional Information: Date Added: Saturday 13 August, 2011
 
On July 18, 2011, Dr Loftus was awarded a Purple Heart Medal by the United States Army for wounds re...
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Additional Information: Date Added: Monday 01 June, 2009
 
Submitted by his grandson, John J. Kojcsich, of Roanoke, Virginia, USA on May 31, 2009.


  
 
 
 
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