| Regimental number | 566 |
| Place of birth | Brentwood, South Australia |
| School | Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 7.75" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Lewis, Sunny Vale Farm, Esperance Road, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 26.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 19), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 80 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie LEWIS, Hilton, South Australia. Native of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 115 Pte Charles Stephen LEWIS, 28th Bn, died of wounds, 14 August 1916; 6289 Pte James Walter LEWIS, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 23 September 1918; 120 Pte John Percival LEWIS, 10th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915 (gun shot wound, left thigh, severe); transferred to hospital, Birmingham, England, 3 May 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 5 September 1915. Admitted to hospital, Mudros, 25 October 1915 (old wound, diarrhoea, dysentery); rejoined unit, 8 December 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 22 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 9 June 1916. Promoted Corporal, 16 August 1916. Wounded in action, 30 August 1916 (gun shot wound, abdomen), and admitted to 2/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 2 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LEWIS Archie Gordon |
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