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| Accession Number | P00322.007 |
| 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
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Portrait of Cecil James (Jim) Lucas who enlisted on 4 April 1941 as NX600 Private (Pte) Joseph ...
Description
Portrait of Cecil James (Jim) Lucas who enlisted on 4 April 1941 as NX600 Private (Pte) Joseph Charles Lucas (his brother's name), with 23 Battalion. He later transferred to 2/17 Battalion. Pte Lucas served in Greece, Crete, Syria, Bardia and Tobruk and later in New Guinea at Finschhafen and Lae. Pte Lucas was discharged on 14 November 1945. His brother Joseph enlisted in June 1941 under Cecil's name. Both brothers had put their ages up to enlist. Cecil was one of nine brothers from the Lucas family who enlisted from the Bega district. Many of the brothers had multiple enlistments and some enlisted together and served together for periods of time.
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Conflicts
Units
Places
- Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Bardia Area, Bardia
- Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk
- Europe: Greece
- Europe: Greece, Crete
- Middle East
- Middle East: Syria
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Finschhafen area
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae