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Raymond Joseph LEWIS

Regimental number5125
Place of birthCalifornia Gully, Victoria
SchoolCalifornia Gully State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressRose Street, California Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, W Lewis, Rose Street, California Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Machine Gun Company
FateAccidentally drowned 4 May 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death24
Place of burialCamon Communal Cemetery (Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Bessie LEWIS, Rose Street, California Gully, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 471 Driver William Owen LEWIS, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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