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HENRY WILLIAM LUCAS

Died : 15 Nov 1917
Rank : Private
Service no at death: 17448
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Surname: LUCAS
Forename: HENRY WILLIAM
Initials: H W
Date of Birth 1887
Place of BirthSixpenny Handley
Place of Birth Source1911 Census
Address
Schools attended Sixpenny Handley School c.1891
Employment / tradeRoad labourer
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of William Lucas and Matilda Ellen nee Long of Handley, Salisbury. Grandparents -Levi and Elizabeth (nee Joy) Lucas Henry William and Amelia (nee Adams) Long
Spouse Name Not married
Notes Salisbury.
Regiment at call-upDevonshire Regiment
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-up17448
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported toAndover
SourceUK soldiers who died in First World War
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsServed in 194th Company, Labour Corps (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Other rank
Other service no116170
Service facts
Age at death30
Date of death 15 Nov 1917
Regiment at deathDevonshire Regiment
Battalion at death
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathDied of wounds received in France in Bagshot Hospital, Nottingham
Service no at death17448
Field of action at deathFrance
Place of deathBagshot Hospital, Nottingham
Location of graveHandley St Mary Churchyard
PositionSection E North of West end of Church.
Other memorialsSixpenny Handley War Memorial
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