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LEWIS, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2356 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 September 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 5 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, (Panel 25), Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2356, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2356, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2356, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2356, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 6 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2356, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2356 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-05 | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2356, 40th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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