Regimental number | 1837 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Waverley, New South Wales |
School | Cleveland Street Boys' High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | David Street, Croydon, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, H Lewis, Euston, David Street, Croydon, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Light Trench Mortar Battery, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/130/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: enlisted, Sydney, 21 November 1916; taken on strength as Bomber, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 23 November 1916. Embarked from Sydney, 2 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 17 February 1917. Transferred to 16th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 8 April 1917. Transferred to 5th Division Light Trench Mortar Battery, 19 September 1917. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 21 September 1917; Corporal, 22 September 1917. Posted to Australian Army Service Corps Detachment Training Brigade, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, 12 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to Rouelles, France, from Southampton, 5 December 1917. Taken on strength, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 12 December 1917. Detached to Trench Mortar School, France, 16 March 1918; rejoined unit in the field, 20 April 1918. Proceeded to England on leave, 16 November 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 7 December 1918. Returned to Australia on board 'Anchises', embarking from England, 28 February 1919; arriving Sydney, 18 April 1919. Discharged medically unfit, 7 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Kyogle Cemetery, New South Wales |