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LUCAS, William George

Service Numbers:	2293, S171
Enlisted:	27 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Field Park Company/ies
Born:	Quenbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, 5 July 1883
Home Town:	Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Calvary Hospital, South Australia, 6 January 1948, aged 64 years
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 1 Service

27 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2293, Adelaide, South Australia
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2293, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2293, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
2 Apr 1917:	Imprisoned The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Captured at Noreiul, France. Interned at POW camp at Limburg, Germany until repatriated to London on 02 Dec 1918
3 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2293, 50th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

10 Jul 1940:	Involvement Private, S171, Field Park Company/ies
10 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Keswick, SA
10 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S171
5 Sep 1941:	Discharged
5 Sep 1941:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S171

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