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Sydney Roy Lucas (1898 - 1922)

Sydney Roy Lucas
Born in Germanton, Colony of New South Walesmap
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Died at age 24 in Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australiamap
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Sydney Lucas was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)
Sydney Lucas is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Sydney Roy Lucas was born on May 24, 1898 in Germanton, Colony of New South Wales, son of George John Lucas (1854–1950) and Elizabeth Gilson (1857–1926).[1]

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Private Sydney Lucas was a prisoner of war of the Germans during the First World War.
Service Number: 2410
Enlistment Date: 28 July 1915
Enlistment Place: Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Holbrook (Germanton) New South Wales, 24 May 1898
Home Town: Beverley, Beverley, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Victoria Park, 23 August 1922, aged 24 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Beverley Catholic and Methodist Cemetery, Western Australia
Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial [2]

Sydney died on August 23, 1922 in Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia, aged 24.

LUCAS - On August 23, 1923; at Edward Millen Home, Victoria Park, Sydney Roy Lucas (late 28th Battalion, A.I.F.), dearly beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Lucas, of 105 Albany-road, Williams, and brother of Mrs. G. C. W. Robinson (Kalgoorlie), Mrs. J. Isbistar (Williams), Mrs. D. T. Murray (Beverley,) Mrs. E. Emmins (Greeabushes),George and Ormond (New Guinea), Frank (Perth) Milton (Beverley), James, Wesley and Stanley Lucas (Williams), aged 24 years.[3]

He was buried in Beverley Catholic and Methodist Cemetery, Beverley, Beverley Shire, Western Australia.[4]

Sources

  1. Birth registration of Sydney Lucas (b. 1898), NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. LUCAS SYDNEY R Registration number 21025/1898 Father's Given name(s) GEORGE J Mother's Given name(s) ELIZABETH District GERMANTON
  2. Sydney Roy LUCAS. (1915, October 13). Virtual War Memorial Australia. https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/277036
  3. Family Notices (1922, October 5). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23876055
  4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179871756/sydney_roy-lucas: accessed April 18, 2024), memorial page for Private Sydney Roy Lucas (24 May 1898–23 Aug 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179871756, citing Beverley Catholic and Methodist Cemetery, Beverley, Beverley Shire, Western Australia, Australia; Maintained by Kathy A (contributor 48215744).

See also:

  • LUCAS Sydney Roy : Service Number - 2410 : Place of Birth - Germanton NSW : Place of Enlistment - Blackboy Hill WA : Next of Kin - (Father) LUCAS George John




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