William LEWIS

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Service Number:	2691
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 March 1917
Cemetery:	Bapaume Australian Cemetery Row A, Grave No. 30, Bapaume Australian Cemetery, Bapaume, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2691, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2691, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
14 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 7th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
25 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 7th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line
25 Mar 1917:	Involvement Private, 2691, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2691 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-25

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Parents: Caleb and Maud LEWIS, Inglewood Road, Golden Square, Bendigo

Full name: William Issac LEWIS

Killed in action when a booby trap exploded in the Bapaume Town Hall following the withdrawal of the Germans to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917.