Cecil Arthur Lewis PROVIS

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PROVIS, Cecil Arthur Lewis

Service Number:	2234
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat Victoria, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Macarthur Street State School
Occupation:	Clerk
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

17 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2234, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
17 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2234, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Katherine Mok

Cecil Arthur Lewis's home town is Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. He is the son Mrs. H. Provis, was living at 113 Napier Street, South Melbourne, Victoria.He attended the Macarthur Street State School, and received an academic prize. He was a presbyterian.

He enlisted on the 21st April, 1915, at Melbourne, in age of 18, and he embarked on 17th June, 1915, on HMAT A62 Wandilla. He was a clerk before enlisting.

He was a Lance Sergeant in the 60th Battalion. He returned without illness or being wounded.

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