Harry LEWIS

Regimental number5129
Date of birth15 January 1898
Place of birthEve Street, Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionCongregational
OccupationLabourer
AddressEre Street, South Strathfield, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Lewis, Eve Street, South Strathfield, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in the Senior Cadets (Compulsory Military Training scheme).
Enlistment date9 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 November 1915
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
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Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date8 August 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4223 Pte Arthur James LEWIS, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 16 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, Peronne, 31 August 1918.

Tried by Field General Court Martial,Havre, 12 October 1918, on charges of (1) when on Active Service committing an offence against an inhabitant of the country at Havre on 29.9.18: assaulted Madame Le Cudence and Mlle Grandin; (2) causing damage to the property of Madame Le Cudence 19.50 francs; (3) when on Active Service, drunkenness, 29 September 1918; found guilty of charge (1), not guilty of charges (2) and (3): reduced to the ranks and sentenced to 5 years' penal servitude.

Admitted to No 3 Military Prison, Havre, 30 October 1918; transferred to England to continue sentence, 3 December 1918; remainder of sentence remitted as from 25 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 15 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 1 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 8 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 June 1954
Age at death56
Place of burialCremated: St Thomas Cemetery (Wall 7 Niche 44), Enfield, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, LEWIS Harry