Frederick William Joseph LEWIS

LEWIS, Frederick William Joseph

    Service Number: 4488
    Enlisted: 8 December 1915, Longreach, Queensland
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 25th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Roma, Queensland, Australia, 15 October 1893
    Home Town: Roma, Maranoa, Queensland
    Schooling: Amby State School
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 22 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Amby War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longreach War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Longreach, Queensland
    31 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4488, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
    31 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4488, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney

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    Biography

    Frederick William Lewis joined the 1st AIF on 08 Dec 1915. He was sent to France where he joined the 25th Battalion as a reinforcement on the 3rd Aug 1916, just two days before the Battle of Pozieres.

    Frederick William Lewis was killed in action there on the 5th Aug 1916. He is remembered on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.  

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