Joseph Richard (Richard or Dick) LEWIS

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Service Number:	905
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:	Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales Cremated
Memorials:	Maitland High School Roll of Honour

16 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 905, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
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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