LEWIS, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 442 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bow, London, England, 11 January 1878 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 31 January 1917, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row E, Grave 8 Headstone Inscription "THY WILL BE DONE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 442, 40th Infantry Battalion, An original member of B Company | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 442, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 442, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart |
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Frederick William LEWIS - bio & photo
http://www.gravesoftas.com.au/War%20Casualties/WW1/Notes/Surnames%20L/Lewis,%20Frederic%20William.htm
Submitted 31 January 2015 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Studley Thomas and Caroline LEWIS; husband of M. L. LEWIS, of 34 Queen Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania. Native of Bow, London.
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Frederick William Lewis was born in London and came out to Tasmania in about 1898. In England he had served over four years with the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He also stated on enlistment that he had been a member of the Tasmanian Police Force for over nine years. He married Mabel Ricketts in 1901 and was the father of five children.
He was severely wounded in the head when the Germans raided the front line trenches held by the 40th Battalion on the 31 January 1917. A preceding heavy bombardment of the trenches killed 15 men of the Battalion.
Frederick's wife, three sons and two daughters all received pensions from the government.
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