Stanley James LEWIS MM

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Service Number:	4524
Enlisted:	17 August 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 9 May 1889
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, France, 23 December 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Plot II, Row C, Grave 11, Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Wulverghem, Flanders, Belgium, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St James' M2, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial)

17 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4524, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
31 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4524, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4524, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
19 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field
20 Nov 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: At Broodseinde Ridge east of Ypres on 10th October, 1917 on being relieved in the front line, Pte Lewis' platoon were caught in an enemy barrage and suffered many casualties. Despite the fact that a little further onwards was comparatively safe, Pte. Lewis remained behind and rendered First Aid to his wounded comrades after which he carried them to the dressing station. His coolness and great courage were magnificent. Throughout the whole operation the good work and cheery disposition of this soldier had a splendid influence over the men of his Company. Source: Commonwealth Gazette No. 95 Date: 27 June 1918
22 Dec 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 4524, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4524 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-12-22

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Son of Henry Lewis of Cumming Street, Toowoomba, QLD

Medal: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal