Ronald Joseph Lukey was born on 12th April 1892 in Benalla, Victoria (Australia). He was the fourth son of John Lukey and Annie Hunt. [1]
Ronald married Jessie Atkins in 1921 in Victoria. [2]
With the Second World War in Europe and Africa going very poorly for the Allies and the growing threat of Japanese oppression in the Pacific, Ronald enlisted in the Australian Military Force (Militia) on 15th September 1941 for service within Australia. He was then aged 49 years. He was posted to Melbourne's Reinforcements Reception Depot, but discharged on 8th October 1942. [3]
Aged sixty years, Ronald passed away in 1952 in Cheltenham, Victoria. [4]
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