| Place | Asia: Malaya |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00322.006 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Dudley Lucas who enlisted in 2/3 Battalion on 26 October 1939 ...
Description
Studio portrait of Private (Pte) Dudley Lucas who enlisted in 2/3 Battalion on 26 October 1939 with the service number NX4760, and was discharged on 15 December 1939 as medically unfit due to a problem with his collarbone, caused by a childhood injury. Accordng to family stories he enlisted a second time at Cooma and was again discharged. He then re-enlisted on 27 June 1941 as NX37493 Pte Dick Lucas and served with 2/30 Battalion. He was killed in action in Malaya on 15 January 1942. Pte Lucas was one of nine brothers from the Lucas family who enlisted from the Bega district. Many of the brothers had multiple enlistments and some enllisted together and served together for periods of time.