Born in Ballarat, William Thomas Lugg (SN 6061) was a married 23 year old confectioner at the time of his enlistment on the March 13th 1916. His unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on the July 28th 1916. Less than two months later, William was promoted Corporal before being wounded in action on October 4th 1917. He embarked for England with a mild gunshot wound to his face but re-joined his battalion on the December 19th 1917. Six months later, he was wounded in action again and admitted to the 15th Casualty Clearing Station. He was invalided to England in July 1918 with shell wounds to his abdomen and admitted to the Royal Victorian Hospital in Netley, England. He returned to Australia in December 1918, and was discharged as medically unfit on the 13th of February 1919 due to the wounds to his abdomen.