| Regimental number | 25 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Address | Towers Street, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert Lucas, Towers Street, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 18th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF18 Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: INF18 Promotion date: |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross 'For excellent work and devotion to duty at all times as Signal Officer especially during operations on the Somme.' Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107, 1 June 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169, 4 October 1917. Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on the Hindenburg Line in laying new cable lines under heavy shell fire.' Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion. When all forward lines, including buried cable, had gone, he went forward to test, and with great skill and courage laid new lines under continual heavy shelling.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
| Other details |
Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted Darwin, 2 April 1940; discharged, 17 December 1945, as Colonel, Headquarters, 6th Division; awarded the Distinguished Service Order. |
| Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Cutherbert. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LUCAS Leonard Cuthbert |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
