Regimental number | 2626 |
Place of birth | Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Jeweller |
Address | Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Lukey, 15 McFarlane Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, 24 February 1916, and taken on strength. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 5 March 1916 (diptheria), and transferred same day to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia (tonsilitis); discharged to unit, 15 March 1916, and rejoined, Tel el Kebir. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 30 March 1916 (sore feet), and transferred to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital; to 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 31 March 1916 (blistered feet); discharged to duty, 1 April 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 3 May 1916 (debility); discharged to duty, 5 May 1916, and rejoined Bn, Duntroon Plateau. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 15 May 1916 (debility); discharged to unit, 18 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1640133: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LUKEY Charles William Moyle
Red Cross File No 1640133 |