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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, Hobart Roll of Honour, Hobart Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Roll of Honour, Invermay Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Honour Roll, 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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