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LUCAS, Richard John
Personal Details
Service Number: | SX8729 |
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Enlisted: | 12 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | London, England, 11 July 1913 |
Home Town: | Kilkenny, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Suicide, South Australia, South Australia, Australia, 2 April 1947, aged 33 years |
Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section L Row 8 Grave 274C |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
12 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX8729 | |
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12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX8729 | |
5 Feb 1946: | Discharged | |
5 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX8729 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
2/3 Machine Gun Battalion - Australian Infantry
Son of Giller Frederick and Grace Ethel Lucas of Port Adelaide, SA