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John Edwin LEWIS

Regimental number2933
Place of birthParkes, New South Wales
SchoolParkes Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMoulder
AddressParkes, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Clara Lewis, Welcome Street, Parkes, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingSailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B. Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Clara LEWIS, Welcome Street, Parkes, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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