Regimental number | 2443 |
Place of birth | Bridgewater Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Bridgewater, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Charles Lucas, Bridgewater, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | St Lawrence Churchyard (Australian Section, Grave No 87), Cowley, Middlesex, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Sarah LUCAS, Bridgewater-on-Loddon, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1768 Pte Norman Cyril LUCAS, 57th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919; 1980 Pte Edward John LUCAS, 1st Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 21 March 1919; 13842 Driver Roy Leslie LUCAS, 2nd Division Train, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |