Regimental number | 962 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Coach painter |
Address | c/o Mrs Lewis, Stevens Buildings Windmill Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mrs M McBridge c/o Mrs Lewis, Stevens Buildings Windmill Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | When his mother received news of his death, it was accompanied with a demand for payment of 5/- to cover the cost of the Army blanket in which he was buried (details from great-grand-daughter). |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 83 |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 802 Pte Edward Walter LEWIS, 33rd Bn, returned to Australia, 8 November 1918. |