William LEWIS

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Service Number:	590
Enlisted:	15 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	California Gully, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	California Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 26 April 1918
Cemetery:	Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 9, Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

15 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 590, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 590, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 590, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
9 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, France
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 590, 60th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
5 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 590, 60th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
25 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 590, 60th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
26 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 590, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 590 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-26

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