STRICKLAND Luke

1897 - 1974  (76 years)

• Name	STRICKLAND Luke
  Born	31 Jul 1897	Winchelsea VIC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 15 Feb 1916 and 27 Jul 1919	Western Front in FRA and BEL   [2]
  	Served during WWI as No. 383, Sergeant, 38th. Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.
  Military	Between 26 Jul 1945 and 13 Aug 1947
  	Served during WWII as No. VX151548 (V80554), Captain, (Prisoner of War Voyage Guard), 12 Garrison Battalion, 2nd. AIF.
  	Enlisted late in WWII, presumably following time in the Volunteer Defence Corps and his meritorious service in the AIF in WWI.
  Occupation	Boundary Rider (pre-enlistment in WWI)
  _UID	47AB19D4735B4770AE3217D1685845D70810
  Died	12 Jul 1974	Geelong VIC   [3]
  	Age: 76y
  Buried	16 Jul 1974	Western Public Cemetery, Geelong VIC   [4]
  	Plot: Lawn Area, Row 2, Grave 403
  Person ID	I2257	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	STRICKLAND Luke Charles,   b. Abt 1868, Yan Yan Gurt VIC ,   d. 1946, St. Arnaud VIC  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	TILLEY Elizabeth Jane,   b. 27 Oct 1868, Winchelsea VIC ,   d. 9 Mar 1940, Kew VIC  (Age 71 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1892
  Family ID	F755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CHARLES Ruby Pearl,   b. Abt 1896, Haddon VIC ,   d. 7 Feb 1982, Colac VIC  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	1922
  Children	1. STRICKLAND Darryll Maxwell, RFD ED,   b. 28 Dec 1928, Geelong VIC ,   d. 24 Sep 2015  (Age 86 years)   2. STRICKLAND Margaret Olive,   b. 27 May 1932,   d. 8 Sep 1991, Colac VIC  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Corporal Luke STRICKLAND (1897-1974), 38th. Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.
  		Later in WWI, Sergeant Luke STRICKLAND (1897-1974), 38th. Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Luke STRICKLAND (1897-1974); His wife Ruby Pearl (m.n. CHARLES, c. 1896-1982) and their daughter Margaret Olive STRICKLAND (1932-1991)

  
  

• Sources

  [S553] ZZ Place Record: Winchelsea VIC, Place Rec Id [P17]. [S4792] ZZ Place Record: Western Front in FRA and BEL, Place Rec Id [P5992]. [S554] ZZ Place Record: Geelong VIC, Place Rec Id [P19]. [S3378] ZZ Place Record: Western Public Cemetery, Geelong VIC, Place Rec Id [P3791].