LEWIS, Hugh Llewellyn
| Service Number: | 926 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Moree, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Digby, Victoria, Australia, December 1871 |
| Home Town: | Moree, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Pneumonia following Measles, At sea on board HMAT Beltana, United Kingdom, 8 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried At sea , Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Moree & District Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial, Moree All Saints Anglican Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 926, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Moree, NSW | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 926, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 926, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hugh and Catherine Ellen Lewis of Digby, Victoria; husband of Lillian Annie Lewis of East Moree, NSW. Father of Ivy May Lewis and Hugh Llewellyn Lewis
Medal: British War Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 8th June…… Private Hugh Llewellyn Lewis was born at Digby, Victoria in 1871. He married Lillian A. Hilleard in the district of Moree, New South Wales in 1915. A birth was registered in 1915 for Ivy M. Lewis on the district of Moree, NSW.
On 1st February, 1916 Hugh Llewellyn Lewis enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 44 year old, married, Stockman from East Moree, New South Wales.
Private Hugh Llewellyn Lewis, Service number 926, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Beltana (A72) on 13th May, 1916 with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 36th Infantry Battalion “C” Company.
He died at 6.20 pm on 8th June, 1916 at Sea on board HMAT Beltana (A72) from Pneumonia following Measles.
Private Hugh Llewellyn Lewis was buried at Sea from HMAT Beltana (A72) on 9th June, 1916. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/k---l.html
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