Edwin (Edward) Lucas
Memorial: Warmley - Memorial Gardens - Stanley Road
Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 41403
Parents: William and Mary Jane Lucas (nee Leonard)
Marital status: Single
Home address: The Batch, Tower Road, Warmley, Bristol (1901 and 1911 Census records)
Pre-war occupation: Scholar on 1911 Census
Date of birth: 1898
Place of birth: Warmley, Bristol
Date of death: 21/03/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Pozieres Memorial (Panel 79 and 80), France
Age: 19
Further information:
Edwin (Edward) was born in 1898 (3rd Quarter) and baptised at St. Barnabas Church, Warmley on 20 November 1898. Birth registration was in the name of Edward and baptised as Edwin. The records switch between the two.
Edwin (Edward) served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers and was missing presumed Killed in Action on 21 March 1918
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Forces War Records, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.