Regimental number | 4223 |
Place of birth | Strathfield, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Eve Street, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.7 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G. Lewis, Eve Street, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5129 Corporal Harry LEWIS, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Married Katie Florence Ethel BURGE, spinster, aged 19, St Paul's Church, Bedminster, Bristol, 1 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ormonde', 16 June 1919 (hospital staff); disembarked Sydney, 4 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 26 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 62 |
Place of burial | Cremated: St Thomas Cemetery (Wall 7 Niche 61), Enfield, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LEWIS Arthur James |