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Joseph Hamilton LUCAS

Regimental number1584
Date of birth16 June 1894
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCar driver
AddressSquirrel Hills via McKingley, Blackeye, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8"
Weight167 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Jane Bush, Squirrel Hills via McKingley, Blackeye, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 August 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 30 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Motor Transport Section
FateReturned to Australia 28 April 1919
Discharge date26 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Castalia', 26 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: malaria), Brisbane, 26 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q302636.
Date of death23 May 1954
Age at death59
Place of burialRichmond Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, LUCAS Joseph Hamilton

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