Harold Walters LEWIS

Regimental number2086
Place of birthBendoc, Victoria
SchoolBendoc State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWoodhouse, via Ulladulla, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ada Mary Lewis, Woodhouse, via Ulladulla, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 December 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death11 December 1915
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
29
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Ada LEWIS, Woodhouse, Ulladulla, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother killed in Messines, Belgium June 7th 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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