| Regimental number | 1897 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Goodwood Park, South Australia |
| School | Sturt Street Primary School, Adelaide; Prince Alfred College, Kenttown, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Printer |
| Address | King's Park, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lavinia Lewis, Valmar Avenue, King's Park, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 2187 Private Cecil Burrows LEWIS, 27th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement, Killed in Action 6 June, 1916, France; 3370 Corporal Harold Leslie LEWIS, 6th Field Company Engineers, Returned to Australia 23 March 1919; 39798 Gunner Rupert Wilfred LEWIS, Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 35, Effective Abroad (still overseas). |
| Other details |
War Service: Embarked from Australia 11 April 1916; disembarked at Suez 15 May 1916; embarked per H T 'Ivernia' to join British Expeditionary Force ex Alexandria 21 June 1916; disembarked at Marseilles 29 June 1916. Taken on strength of 5th Pioneer Battalion 17 March 1917. Crime: Overstayed his leave from 6am to 9am 20 September 1917; 7 days Field punishment No.2. Sick to hospital 10 October 1917, rejoined from sick 7 November 1917; sick to hospital 20 November 1917, rejoined from sick 9 December 1917. Proceeded on leave to UK 9 November 1918. Admitted to 22nd Casualty Clearing Station 7 December 1918 (stomatis); admitted to 16th General Hospital, Rouen, 10 December 1918; transferred to England 16 January1919; admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital (stomach ulcer). Granted furlough 26 February 1919 to 5 June 1919. Marched out for return to Australia 30 August 1919; returned per 'Cap Verde', embarked 5 January 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 93 |
| Place of burial | Cremated at Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia. |