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LUCAS, Charles Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1151, 1161 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat Orphanage, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1151, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1151, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1151, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1161, 8th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Fanny Louisa Lucas, of 79, Peel St. North, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, and the late Edward James Lucas.
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His father was killed in a mine accident in Daylesford during October 1894. Charles seemed to have attended the Ballarat Orphanage, although after his death his mother Fanny Louisa received his medals in Peel Street Ballarat.