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<\/h5>\nVictor Mason Luke returned to Australia on the 10th<\/sup>June 1919. Discharged on the 2nd<\/sup>August 1919.<\/p>\n During the First World War, Victor\u2019s father, Edmund, was a photographer, the first appointed to David Syme & Co. His war time contribution was to photograph local men who enlisted for the war. These portraits are included as the Beaconsfield Honour Roll Board. Victor is one of the men photographed.<\/p>\n In 1919 Victor married Nellie Elizabeth Merritt.<\/p>\n In 1923 Victor still owned Lot 19, Montuna Park, Beaconsfield.<\/p>\n Victor had a successful signwriting business in Kew, Victoria. The Argus (<\/strong>1st<\/sup> November 1945)<\/p>\n “Victor Mason Luke was duly elected a councillor for the Prospect ward of the City of Kew.”<\/em><\/p>\n Died in March 1966 at Heidelberg, Victoria.<\/p>\n Cremated on the 24th<\/sup> March 1966 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.<\/p>\n [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading] LUKE Victor Mason [\/heading][vc_column_text] \u00a0 ORIGINAL AVENUE OF HONOUR NAME PLATE C.1929 Service number 2399 Victor Mason Luke returned to Australia on the 10thJune 1919. Discharged on the 2ndAugust 1919. During the First World War, Victor\u2019s father, Edmund, was a photographer, the first appointed to David Syme & Co. His war time contribution was to photograph local men who enlisted for the war. These portraits are included as the Beaconsfield Honour Roll Board. Victor is one of the men photographed. In 1919 Victor married Nellie Elizabeth Merritt….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1108","page","type-page","status-publish"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1108"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1679,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1108\/revisions\/1679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n Name<\/strong><\/td>\n LUKE, Victor Mason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\n 2399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n Private<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Roll<\/strong><\/td>\n 23 Infantry Battalion 1-8 Reinforcements (May 1915-January 1916)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\n First World War 1914-1918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Embarked<\/strong><\/td>\n 29th<\/sup>September 1915<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n City<\/strong><\/td>\n Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ship<\/strong><\/td>\n RMS Osterley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Age<\/strong><\/td>\n 25 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Birth Place<\/strong><\/td>\n 1891, Ballarat East, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Father<\/strong><\/td>\n Edmund Thomas Luke, Beaconsfield Upper, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mother<\/strong><\/td>\n Ida Florence (Pearson) Luke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Religion<\/strong><\/td>\n Church of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n Signwriter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Residence<\/strong><\/td>\n Beaconsfield, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Enlisted<\/strong><\/td>\n 30th<\/sup>June 1915<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Height<\/strong><\/td>\n 5 feet, 6 inches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Complexion<\/strong><\/td>\n Fresh; Eyes- Blue; Hair- Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"