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LEWIS, Robert Nelson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2357 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1916, Cadet 4 years, 93rd Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Osterley, Tasmania, April 1897 |
| Home Town: | New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Shell hit bunker, Proyart, France, 12 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row E, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bushy Park Upper Derwent Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Hobart Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Roll of Honour, Invermay Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Honour Roll, New Norfolk War Memorial, Plenty 1914-18 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2357, 40th Infantry Battalion, Cadet 4 years, 93rd Infantry | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2357, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2357, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 19 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2357, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2357 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-12 |
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