Ernest Vivian LEWIS

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Service Number:	1925
Enlisted:	20 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Nathalia, Victoria, Australia , 1889
Home Town:	Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling:	Wellington Road Payneham Public School and Howard's College, South Australia,
Occupation:	Farmer/Well borer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Karoonda District Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor, Payneham Road Uniting (Methodist) Church Honor Roll, Payneham Roll of Honour, St Peters Heroes of the Great War Honour Roll

20 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1925, Oaklands, South Australia
20 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1925, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
20 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1925, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Adelaide
12 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1925, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1925, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1925 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-08
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1925, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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