LEWTHWAITE, John Thomas
| Service Number: | 1150 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 October 1914, Rosehill, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bootle Cul, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Rosehill, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died post discharge of wounds received in action, Manaia, New Zealand, 26 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Manaia Cemetery Section 17. Block 3A. Military headstone erected by New Zealand government, Waimate Cemetery, Waimate, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1150, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Rosehill, Sydney | |
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| 28 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1150, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1150, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1150, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1150, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit for service | |
| 26 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1150, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1150 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-11-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is also honoured on the Millom War Memorial.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1892 Lewthwaite John Thomas Bootle 10b 671
Bootle is an alternative name for Bootle Cul and it is in the county of Cumberland.
He is honoured on the Roll of honour or book of remembrance-WM Reference 72636, Document Reference DH7/2-Paper Book bound in blue card, with gold tooled lettering on the front. This is in the
Whitehaven Archive & Local Studies Centre, Scotch Street,
Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, CA28 7NN, England
Front Cover- BOROUGH OF WHITEHAVEN ROLL OF HONOUR EUROPEAN WAR/1914-1918
Inside the Book- PREFACE
This ROLL OF HONOUR has been compiled by the Town Council at the frequently expressed wish of the Burgesses, who have naturally desired to have recorded/in some permanent form the names of those Men of our Town who offered their lives in the common cause. It is a record of which the Borough may well be/proud. It contains no less than 2,383 names of men who served in the Forces during the Great War. Of this number no less than 314 have laid down their lives.He is also commemorated on the stone war memorial at Castle Park, Flatt Walks, Whitehaven,England.
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