Regimental number | 5125 |
Place of birth | California Gully, Victoria |
School | California Gully State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Rose Street, California Gully, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, W Lewis, Rose Street, California Gully, Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Accidentally drowned |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Camon 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 connections | Brother: 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 |