Sydney
Sprod
Lukins
Born in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 71
in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
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Biography
Sydney was born in 1885 in Paddington, NSw, the son of Joseph and Annie Lukins.
He married Eva Denning in Annandale, NSW in 1912.
Sydney was a carpenter & joiner. He served his apprenticeship with D. McIntyre & Sons, Builders of Paddington. He then worked as a general builder around Sydney.
On 17 Feb 1917 he applied to become an Australian Munitions Worker under a joint Australian government/ British government scheme to supply skilled workers for the War effort in the UK. At the time he was married with one child and was living in Sydney, NSW. He had been rejected for military service. At the time he was employed by J. Porter & Sons as an outside foreman on building sites.
He was accepted and was issued with Australian Munitions Worker Badge No. 1737. He embarked on the SS "Ulysses" from Fremantle, Western Australia on 22 May 1917 and arrived at Plymouth, England on 19 Jul 1917.
He commenced work at Nieuport & General Aircraft Co. at Cricklewood as a joiner on 09 Aug 1917. In Jun 1918 he advised that the long hours were affecting his nerves and he couldn't sleep. He requested permission to cancel his agreement. In Jul 1918 he suffered from influenza and lost about 8 days of work.
Sydney returned to Australia on the SS "Kursk" departing from Liverpool, England on 21 Mar 1919. His agreement was terminated as complete on 10 May 1919 on arrival in Sydney.
He was living in Ryde, NSW in 1946, when his only son became engaged.[1]
He died in Balmain, NSW in 1956.
Sources
- ↑ Family Notices (1946, February 16). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 30. Retrieved August 26, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17970685
- Birth - NSW BDM Birth index - LUKINS SYDNEY S; 8957/1885; JOSEPH; ANNIE; PADDINGTON
- Marriage - NSW BDM Marriage index - 13004/1912; LUKINS SYDNEY S; DENNING EVA M; ANNANDALE
- WW1 Australian Munitions Worker Service File - National Archives of Australia - LUKINS Sydney Sprod - Munitions Worker Number 1737 - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6446978
- Death - NSW BDM Death index - LUKINS SYDNEY SPROD; 28673/1956; JOSEPH; ANNIE; BALMAIN
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