Regimental number | 2187 |
Place of birth | Goodwood Park, South Australia |
School | Sturt Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other training | Training for architect with International Correspondence College. |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Erskine Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Lewis, Erskine Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Compulsory Training Scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Passed Sergeants exam in Australia and held that office in Egypt till his reinforcement merged into the battalion or division. At this time the sergeants of the reinforcements were made L.C's. At the time of his death he was under recommendation for sergeant again. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Desplanque Farm Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 3), de-Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Paretns: Christopher and Hannah LEWIS, Erskine Street, Goodwood Park, South Australia |