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LEWIS, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1470 1570, 1470, 1570 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ship Steward |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HSNZ Maheno, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 38, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1470 1570, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1470, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1470, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1570, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the leg and invalided to England on 31 August 1915 | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1570, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1570 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Mr Lewis of 5 Melbourne Street, Lancashire, England and Myra Harris (nee Lewis) of 19B Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness, England. Legatee in his will was Mrs J Roberts of 31 Church Street, Parramatta, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal