| Accession Number | P07159.009 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3223 Sergeant (Sgt) Edgar Harold Lucas, 10th Battalion, who was a 21 year old ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3223 Sergeant (Sgt) Edgar Harold Lucas, 10th Battalion, who was a 21 year old insurance clerk from Malvern, South Australia when he enlisted on 29 June 1915. He embarked for overseas as a Private with the 10th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 14 September 1915 aboard HMAT Ballarat and joined the 10th Battalion one month before they evacuated from Gallipoli. He then went with them to the Western Front where he was wounded in action in France on 10 June 1916. His wounds were so severe that he was evacuated to England and then returned to Australia, arriving on 3 December 1916. Sgt Lucas was discharged from the AIF medically unfit on 17 April 1917. One of 131 photographs displayed on an honour board showing members of the Adelaide Rowing Club who enlisted for active service in the First World War. The original is held by the Adelaide Rowing Club who kindly loaned the board to the Australian War Memorial for copying.