John Henry (Jack) LEWIS MM

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LEWIS, John Henry

Service Number:	6578
Enlisted:	4 September 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Factory Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 17), Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

4 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6578, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6578, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6578, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6578, 12th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
7 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6578, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
31 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Menin Road, '(Polygon Wood 20-21 September 1917) Valuable services and courage under fire as Coy. runner, also for assistance to stretcher-bearers.' Recommendation date: 7 October 1917

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Military Medal

'During the attack on POLYGON WOOD, east of YPRES on 20/21st September, 1917, Pte. LEWIS acted as Company runner throughout the action and showed great courage in carrying messages under heavy shel fire. He also volunteered to guide and assist stretcher bearers in carrying wounded through intense enemy barrage fire. Later, he maintained onbservation from an important observation post which was being very heavily shelled.'

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918

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