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William LEWIS

Regimental number2691
Date of birth18 March 1894
Place of birthMarden Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
Address134 Wattle Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Caleb Lewis, Berwick PO, Berwick, Victoria
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Place of burialBapaume Australian Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 30), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Caleb and Maud LEWIS, Inglewood Road, Golden Square, Bendigo
Miscellaneous detailsFull name: William Issac LEWIS
Place of burialBapaume Australian Cemetery, Row A, Grave No. 30, France

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