Regimental number | 4847 |
Place of birth | Burninyong Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Stuff cutter |
Address | Buninyong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Harriet Luke, Buninyong, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Belgian Croix de Guerre Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Croix de Guerre (France) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 12340 Pte Richard LUKE, 10th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 27 May 1919; Uncles: 3265 Pte Thomas James Albert LUKE, 29th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918; 3192 Pte William Henry LUKE, 57th Bn, died of wounds, 27 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Croix de Guerre, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Springvale Cemetery |