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James LUCAS

Regimental number1961
Place of birthBundoora Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWicker worker
Address24 Harper Street, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Mr J Lucas, 24 Harper Street, Northcote, Victoria
Enlistment date25 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 October 1918
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Lavinia LUCAS, 24 Harper Street, Northcote, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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