British War Medal 1914-20 (2-Lt. S. Lukis); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. T. S. Lukis) extremely fine (2) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of Brigadier Brian Parritt, C.B.E..

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Theodore Stewart Lukis, was the second son of Surgeon-General Sir Charles Pardey Lukis, Director General of the Indian Medical Service. He was born in Cawnpore, India and was educated at Tonbridge School and St. Bartholemew’s Hospital, gaining a B.S., M.D. London, 1912 and M.R.C.P. London 1913. After qualifying, he was an Assistant Physician, Queen’s Hospital for Children in 1913 and some time House Physician, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. In his spare time he was active in social work at Toynbee Hall, the Oxford Settlement in Whitechapel and the Boy Scout Movement at Hoxton. With the outbreak of war on 20 August 1914 he enlisted into the ranks of the 13th Battalion London Regiment (Kensingtons). He was gazetted a Lieutenant in the regiment on 15 December 1914 and Captain, 13 March 1915. Lukis entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 10 February 1915. He was severely wounded at ‘Port Arthur’, Neuve Chapelle, on 12 March 1915, and died at No.7 Base Hospital at Boulogne on 15 March, aged 29 years. He was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Sold with copied papers. 2nd Lieutenant Sydney Lukis is believed to be the brother of Theodore. He served with the 1st Battalion Railway Regiment, A.F.I. (Indian Army) - the British War Medal was his only medal for the Great War.