Charles Robert LEWIS

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Service Number:	1298
Enlisted:	11 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Leigh Creek, South Australia , 8 February 1896
Home Town:	Copley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Copley Leigh Creek District Honour Roll, The South Australian National War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

11 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1298, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Morphettville, South Australia
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1298, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1298, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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