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LEWIS, Joseph Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 905 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Minmi, New South Wales, Australia, 7 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maitland Boys' High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mine Surveyor and Engineer - later Mine Manager |
| Died: | Natural causes, Curl Curl, New South Wales, Australia, 17 March 1964, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 905, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 905, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 905, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 905, 18th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 905, 18th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW right hip and thigh (severe) | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 905, 18th Infantry Battalion, HS Karoola, Suez for invalding to Australia | |
| 5 Jan 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 905, 18th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit - right leg later amputated. |
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