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Joseph Lucas

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New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624. Cultural Permissions may apply.

New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckl …

Identity

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  • Title
    Corporal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Lucas AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/276 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 May 1892 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    14 May 1892 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Westport, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Mrs. Wikitora Lucas of Buller Bridge, Westport, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Buller Bridge, Westport, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Wiki Toria, Buller Bridge, Westport, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Egyptian - Gallipoli Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st NZ Maori Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military record
  • Service number
    WWI 16/276 AWMM
  • Military service
    1914-1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    22yr 8mths & 26yrs 4ths Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Miltiary record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    1915 wounded at ANZAC, invalided home Sept 1915 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Mrs. Wikitora Lucas, of Buller Bridge, Westport, West Coast. Served in Egypt, 1915, and at Gallipoli. AWMM
    • Oct 1915 - Private Joseph Lucas writes under date August l5th, from hospital in Egypt, to his mother, Mrs Lucas, Buller Bridge.—"The wound in my hand is the worst. I only got bit of a scratch in the shoulder. It won't be long before I am all right again. When I left there were seven of us wounded and two shot dead in our machine gun section—our officer and lance corporal were the ones that were killed. The officer was only in charge 21 hours before he was shot. He was of the Auckland regiment. I was the last one on the gun that day, and it was great fun to see the Turks running and falling. I think I shot a good many. I saw a lot of Turks behind some trees and put the gun on to them, and saw them go down, but I never saw them get up again. Our boys are doing some good fighting. They go into it as if it was their everyday work." Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13905, 11 October 1915, Page 4
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 December 1918 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Wellington Hospital, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military record
  • Cause of death
    Pleuisy & Pneumonia Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Military record
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM D13 (S) AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
    Record No. 88802 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - Cemetery Record
  • Obituary
    LUCAS.—In loving memory of Corporal Joseph Lucas, who died at the Returned Soldiers' Hostel, Wellington, on the 8th December, 1918.
    Oh, Joseph dear, we miss you here From the home you loved so well; We pray that God has found you rest, With the angels of the blest.
    - Inserted by his loving mother, sisters, and brothers. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 April 2024 - IN MEMORIAM.
    EVENING POST, VOLUME XCVIII, ISSUE 137, 8 DECEMBER 1919, PAGE 1
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • I am the daughter of your only child, Darcia Dolores Lucas. There were 11 of us and I am the youngest.
    I want you to know you are thought of and loved by all
    Always remembered with fond memories and love grandad Joseph
    Forever rest in peace
    Public - May (Maehe) - Direct descendant - 17 November 2020
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14 April 2024Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
17 November 2020May (Maehe)Victoria, AustraliaDirect descendant
23 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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