Brigadier Leonard Cuthbert Lucas

Service number 25, DX200
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Brigadier, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 1894-11-06
Birth Place Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville
Death Date 1978-09-03
Final Rank Brigadier
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • No 2 Section 2nd Division Signal Company
  • 2nd Australian Division Signals Company
  • 18th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 6 Australian Division
  • Headquarters Royal Australian Engineers 6 Australian Division
Place Townsville
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Period 1950-1959
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-11-08
Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01
Published in London Gazette in 1917-07-18
Published in London Gazette in 1941-07-08
Published in London Gazette in 1941-07-08
Published in London Gazette in 1954-01-19
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1954-01-21
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    6 Australian Division
    Conflict
    Period 1950-1959
    Rank
    Brigadier
    London Gazette
    19 January 1954 on page 441 at position 2
    Commonwealth Gazette
    21 January 1954 on page 223 at position 1
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2nd Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    18 July 1917 on page 7254 at position 12
    Commonwealth Gazette
    08 November 1917 on page 2940 at position 5
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    18th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    01 June 1917 on page 5421 at position 122
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 October 1917 on page 2624 at position 2
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    6 Australian Division
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    08 July 1941 on page 3884 at position 3
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    2nd Australian Division Signals Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    18th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    No 2 Section 2nd Division Signal Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Headquarters Royal Australian Engineers 6 Australian Division
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    08 July 1941 on page 3890 at position 33

Timeline

Date of birth 06 November 1894
Date of enlistment 09 March 1915
Date of embarkation 25 June 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 18 September 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 12 May 1917
Date returned to Australia 30 October 1919
Date of death 03 September 1978