LEWES, Arthur
| Service Number: | 2168 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brightlingsea , Essex, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wesleyan School, Essex, England |
| Occupation: | Mariner/Rigger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 2168, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 2168, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1st Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 36 and the son of Mr. George Henry and Mrs. Ellen Lewes nee Underwood, of Hurst Green, Brightlingsea, Essex, England. [married 1876]
Births Jun 1879 Lewes Arthur Lexden 4a 406
Served 5 years with Royal Naval Reserve at Brightlingsea.
In 1916 he returned sick to Australia but recovered and returned to duty in France.
Age on arrival in Australia 26
Address 3 Crown Street, East Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date 19 April 1915
Age at embarkation 36
1st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/18/4
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
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