Frank William LUCAS MID

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LUCAS, Frank William

Service Numbers:	942, 313, 3046
Enlisted:	23 May 1916
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 6 May 1874
Home Town:	Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 25 October 1937, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Plot: Roman Catholic-Ha-0776
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 942, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 313, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 313, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
16 Apr 1901:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette, 16 Apr 1901, p. 2608.
10 Aug 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 313, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.
18 Feb 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 942, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes 1st BACH embarked at Sydney 18 Feb 1902 aboard Custodian arriving Durban 19 Mar 1902.
19 Aug 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 942, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes 1st BACH embarked at Durban 11 Jul 1902 aboard Drayton Grange returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 13 Aug 1902, disbanded 19 Aug 1902.

World War 1 Service

23 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 10th Light Horse Regiment
15 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Light Horse Regiment
22 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3046, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Bulla embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: ''
22 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3046, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bulla, Fremantle
4 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3046, 10th Light Horse Regiment

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Frank William Lucas was born on 6 May 1874 at Goondiwindi, Qld, a son to William George Lucas and Annie Lucas (nee Brennan).

He served twice in the South African (Boer) War and again served in WW1. First service was as a Private S.N.313 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 942 in the 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Boer War. Third service was in WW1 as a Private rising to Lance Corporal S.N. 3046 in the 10th Light Horse Regiment AIF, WW1.

He spent his working life as a Stockman initially around the Goondiwindi area and then the Halls Creek area in Western Australia.

(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 485 & 524; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier (2nd service); National Archives Australia WW1 service record; Death Notice- Western Mail, 11 Nov 1937).

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