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Alexander LEWIS

Regimental number160
Place of birthLake Boga, Victoria
SchoolUyah State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSleeper hewer
AddressGordons Hotel, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, G P Lewis, Nyah via Swan Hill, Victoria
Enlistment date9 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death12 August 1915
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialEast Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 64), Greece
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
80
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Catherine LEWIS, Nyah West, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousins: 3926 Pte Gilbert James Haynes NORTON, 5th Bn, killed in action, 25 July 1916; Arthur LEWIS, killed in action.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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