Regimental number | 774 |
Place of birth | Beverley Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Beverley, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Anderson, Haisthorpe, Beverley, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Beacon Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 3), Sailly-Laurette, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Rachel LUKIN. Native of Haisthorpe, Beverley, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 116 Pte Dudley LUKIN, 10th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915; 2631 Sergeant Guy Clifton LUKIN DCM, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 August 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |