TUFF Frank Noel

Frank Tuff was born in 1889. He attended Malvern College in House 6 from September 1904 to 1908.

De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour:
TUFF, FRANK NOEL, 2nd Lieut., 1/1st Royal East Kent Yeomanry, youngest son of Charles Tuff, of Westfield, Singlewell, Gravesend, J.P., late M.P. for Rochester, by his wife, Marian, daughter of George William Gill; born Rochester County Kent, 26th November 1889; educated The Abbey School, Beckenham; Malvern College, and Brasenose College. Oxford, and was studying for the Law. He received a commission in the Royal East Kent Yeomanry 1 June 1915; went to the Dardanelles with his regiment in September; was seriously wounded in a bomb accident at Helles on 23 October, and died in Malta 5 November following. He was a prominent athlete. At Malvern he was in the cricket and football elevens for several seasons, and represented Oxford at Association football in 1909, 1910 and 1911, and at Lord’s at cricket in 1910. He also played football for the Corinthians, and cricket for the Free Foresters and Band of Brothers. He married at St Michael’s, Chester Square, S.W., 11 December 1912, Muriel Mary (Uplands, Singlewell Road, Gravesend), only daughter of the late F.E. Smith, of Oxwick; s.p. His brother, Captain C.T. Tuff, 1st Battalion The Royal West Kent Regiment, was killed in action near Ypres 15 April, 1915.