Regimental number | 29974 |
Place of birth | Yambuk, Victoria |
School | Noorat State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Factory hand |
Address | Noorat via Terang, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, E Lewis, Noorat via Terang, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 120 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XVII, Row F, Grave No. 10A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Port Fairy Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Edward (d. 16 October 1928, aged 72; bu. Port Fairy) and Violet (d. 11 March 1949, aged 91; bu. Port Fairly) LEWIS, Noorat, Terang, Victoria. Native of Yambuk, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1505 Pte Murray John LEWIS, Australian Army Medical Corps, AN&MEF, returned to Australia [date not recorded on Nominal Roll]; 29975 Driver Wilfred Villiers LEWIS, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 1 July 1919; 24414 Driver George LEWIS, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 31 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |