LUCAS, Frederick George
| Other Name: | Lucas, Fredrick George - Birth Name |
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| Service Number: | 2431 |
| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane Queensland Australia , 21 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookbinder |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 January 1953, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot - ANZ-8-8-4 |
| Memorials: | Milton Christ Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2431, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 9th Infantry Battalion, 1st MD |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Private Fredrick George Lucas (Service No. 2431), an Australian World War One veteran, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.
We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 23 September 2023, along with a further 300 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
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Fredrick George Lucas was born on 21 February 1893 in Brisbane, to Fredrick George Lucas and Mary Sophia Lucas (nee Childs).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Brisbane on 29 June 1915 aged 22, stating his occupation as bookbinder and nominating mother, Mrs McLeod of Heussler Terrace, Milton, Brisbane as his next of kin. On 5 October 1915, he embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT Warilda from Brisbane.
After initial training in Egypt, he embarked for the Western Front, disembarking at Marseilles in March 1916. He was first wounded in action in France in July 1916, sustaining gunshot wounds to both elbows, and was evacuated to England for treatment before returning to duty in September 1916. Lucas was wounded a second time in February 1917, suffering gunshot wounds to the face, chest, arm and thigh, and again underwent evacuation through casualty clearing stations and hospitals in France and England. Following recovery, he rejoined his unit in France in late 1917. In August 1918, he was wounded for a third time and evacuated to England, where he remained until the end of the war. In early 1919 he was invalided to Australia, returning aboard HMAT Suffolk in April and disembarking in June. He was discharged from the AIF on 30 July 1919.
After returning to Australia, he was recorded in the 1920s as residing at Heussler Terrace, Milton, Brisbane, with his brother, William Taylor Lucas (Service Number 15756), also a World War One veteran, and working as a bookbinder. From 1936 to 1943, the brothers lived in Toowong, Brisbane, where he was employed as a labourer.
Private Fredrick George Lucas died on 3 January 1953, aged 59, and was buried in Anzac Portion 8, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane. He was unmarried with no known children.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His identity and dignity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget
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