LEWIS, Arndell Neil
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1916, Previous experience in 41st Battery A.F.A. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Division Artillery |
| Born: | Perth, Tasmania, Australia, 23 November 1897 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illness, St David's Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 27 December 1943, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Field Artillery Brigades, Previous experience in 41st Battery A.F.A. | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Division Artillery | |
| 29 Jan 1920: | Honoured Military Cross, "The Last Hundred Days", 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. At Bellicourt, on 29th September 1918, he acted as forward Liaison Officer. Advancing with the infantry, he obtained and sent in most valuable and accurate information concerning the progress of operations throughout the day, particularly at a time when the infantry situation became obscure. He performed his duties excellently throughout.' |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
LEWIS, Arndell Neil
Rank of Enlistment: 2nd Lieutenant
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Clerk
Address: Augusta Road, Hobart, Tas.
Age of Enlistment: 18 years and 10 months
Enlistment Date: 1 August 1916
Next of Kin: Father, Sir Neil Elliott Lewis, Augusta Road, Hobart, Tas.
Rank on Enlistment: 2nd Lieutenant
Unit: On 25 August 1917, he was assigned to 1st Division Artillery.
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic., on board RMS Osterley on 14 February 1917
Campaigns Served: Western Front: Rouelles (France) and Belgium from 6 October 1917.
War Service/Promotions: Appointed to 2nd Lieutenant, on 1 September 1916. Taken On Strength of AIF in England from the date of his arrival, 11 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France from Southampton, Hampshire, England, on 11 August 1917, and joined the AGBD in Rouelles, France, on 13 August 1917. Proceeded to join 1st Division Artillery on 24 August 1917. Taken on Strength in France 26 August 1917, 1st Division Artillery from Reinforcements (Cadet School). Transferred to 1 Field Artillery Brigade in Belgium, on 6 October 1917. He was promoted to Lieutenant, 1 October 1917. On 29 January 1919 proceeded to England for early repatriation. Disembarked 7 February 1919, Southampton, and reported to Headquarters AIF, London. Embarked to return home on 28 February 1919.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HMAT A68 Anchises, arriving 13 April 1919. He married Amy Stewart Hungerford, 7 December 1927, Hobart, Tas. Arndell's profession was law, having taken the LLB in 1922, and being admitted as a practitioner the same year. In 1930 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws. In 1932 he was elected to the Upper House of the Tasmanian Parliament. At the same time he was Professor of Law and Acting Professor of Geology at the University of Tasmania.
Place of Death: 27 December 1943, St David's Cathedral, Hobart, Tas.
Place of Burial: Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Cornelian Bay, Hobart, Tas.
Medals/Citations: Military Cross; British War Medal; Victory Medal
Recommendations: Military Cross
'Work at Bellicourt on 29 September 1918'
Recommendation date: 29 September 1918
The Citation for his Military Cross: 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. At Bellicourt, on 29th September 1918, he acted as forward Liaison Officer. Advancing with the infantry, he obtained and sent in most valuable and accurate information concerning the progress of operations throughout the day, particularly at a time when the infantry situation became obscure. He performed his duties excellently throughout.'
Source: Commonwealth Gazette No.10. Date: 29 January 1920
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