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LEWIS, Griffith David
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | SS Australbush |
| Born: | Sand, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Sinking of SS Australbush, At Sea - approximately 7 nautical miles from Eddystone lighthouse, 13 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Campbell Australian Merchant Seamen Honour Roll, Kings Park Honour Avenues, Tower Hill Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Able Seaman , SS Australbush |
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Son of Benjamin LEWIS and Emily nee ALLPRESS, of 19, Blencowe St., Leederville St., near Perth, Western Australia.
The West Australian (Perth) 6-12-1917
LEWIS.—Somewhere at sea, about November 20, Griffith David, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Lewis, of 19 Blencowe-street, West Leederville, brother of Walter and Mary Lewis, and Mrs. D. W. Keay.