Henry William Lucas
Surname: Lucas
Other names: Henry William
Locations in this story: Andover, HampsireFrance & FlandersSt. Mary's Churchyard, Sixpenny Handley, DorsetSixpenny Handley, DorsetBagthorpe Military Hospital, NottinghamNo.1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France
Story: Henry William Lucas was born in 1887 in Sixpenny Handley and baptised there on 18th February 1887. He was the son of William Lucas, a Road Contractor, and Matilda Ellen Lucas (née Long). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Road Labourer and living at Sixpenny Handley, Dorset.
He enlisted in Andover, Hampshire, as a Private in the Devonshire Regiment (Service No.17448). He later transferred to the 194th Company of the Labour Corps with a change of Service No. to 116170. His medal record also shows that he possibly served with the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment (Service No. 29052). He served in France & Flanders.
Henry was wounded in action and initially admitted to the No.1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France. He was after transferred to the Bagthorpe Military Hospital, Nottingham, where he died on 15th November 1917. He was buried in the north west part of St. Mary's Churchyard, Sixpenny Handley, on 19th November 1917. He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial.
He enlisted in Andover, Hampshire, as a Private in the Devonshire Regiment (Service No.17448). He later transferred to the 194th Company of the Labour Corps with a change of Service No. to 116170. His medal record also shows that he possibly served with the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment (Service No. 29052). He served in France & Flanders.
Henry was wounded in action and initially admitted to the No.1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France. He was after transferred to the Bagthorpe Military Hospital, Nottingham, where he died on 15th November 1917. He was buried in the north west part of St. Mary's Churchyard, Sixpenny Handley, on 19th November 1917. He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial.
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