Leonard Cuthbert Lucas

Leonard Cuthbert Lucas
Leonard Cuthbert Lucas
Born	6 November 1894; Townsville, Queensland
Died	3 September 1978 (aged 83); St Leonards, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1912–1945
Rank	Brigadier
Service number	DX200
Commands	Royal Australian Engineers, 6th Division; Royal Australian Engineers Training Centre
Battles / wars	First World War Gallipoli campaign; Western Front; ; Second World War Western Desert Campaign; Greek campaign; New Guinea campaign; ;
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order; Military Cross; Mentioned in Despatches

Brigadier Leonard Cuthbert Lucas, OBE, DSO, MC, VD (6 November 1894 – 3 September 1978) was an Australian architect, public servant and Army officer. During the First World War, he served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. During the Second World War, he served with the 6th Division in Libya, Greece and Ceylon, and was Deputy Engineer-in-Chief at Advanced Land Headquarters, South West Pacific Area. After the war, he was in charge of the construction effort supporting the Operation Totem British nuclear weapons tests in Australia in 1953.

Leonard Cuthbert Lucas
Born	(1894-11-06)6 November 1894 Townsville, Queensland
Died	3 September 1978(1978-09-03) (aged 83) St Leonards, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1912–1945
Rank	Brigadier
Service number	DX200
Commands	Royal Australian Engineers, 6th Division Royal Australian Engineers Training Centre
Battles / wars	First World War Gallipoli campaign Western Front Second World War Western Desert Campaign Greek campaign New Guinea campaign
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches