Alfred Chambers LUCAS

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LUCAS, Alfred Chambers

Service Numbers:	1756, 283154
Enlisted:	24 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Unley Park, South Australia, 31 May 1896
Home Town:	Millswood, City of Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	St Peters College Adelaide
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural Causes, 22 September 1997, aged 101 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia East Garden Area RB C4 4
Memorials:	Adelaide Fire Underwriters' Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide Marine Underwriters Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide Naval Military and Air Force Club of SA - Medal Room, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll, Torrens Park Kyre (Scotch) College Great War Honour Roll, Unley St. Augustine's Church Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

24 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1756, Adelaide, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1756, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide

World War 2 Service

Date unknown:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 283154

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Sapper 1st Signal Troop

Son of Alfred Robert Blockley LUCAS and Ellen nee CHAMBERS of Northgate St., Millswood, SA

Enlisted 24 September 1915 at Adelaide, SA
Served in Palestine
Returned to Australia 16 June 1919 per 'Orari'
Died 22 September 1997 at the age of 101 years

Alfred Robert Blockley Lucas unknown–1901

Ellen Chambers Lucas 1854–1932

Spouse
Isabel Erskine Cleland Lucas 1900–1963 (m. 1930)

Sibling
Ellen Mary Lucas 1886–1888

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