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Colour-Sergeant Lucas was born at Clashganny, County Carlow, Ireland, in 1826, and was approximately 34 years old, and a Colour-Sergeant in the 40th Regiment (later The South Lancashire Regiment - The Prince of Wales's Volunteers), British Army during the Taranaki Maori War, New Zealand, when the action for which he was awarded The Victoria Cross took place.
"On 18 March 1861 in New Zealand, Colour-Sergeant Lucas was with a party employed as skirmishers, when they were suddenly ambushed. Three men were wounded, two of them mortally and help was called for, but when a relief party arrived one of them fell and a lieutenant was also wounded. Sergeant Lucas, under heavy fire from the rebels, who were not more than 30 yards away, immediately ran to the assistance of the officer and sent a man with him to the rear. He then took charge of the arms belonging to the killed and wounded until the arrival of support troops."
Colour-Sergeant Lucas later achieved the rank of Sergeant-Major.
He died at Dublin, Ireland, on 4 March 1892, and is buried at St James Churchyard, Dublin, Ireland.
His Victoria Cross is held at the South Lancashire Regiment Museum, Warrington, England.
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