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LEWIS, William Hercules
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3494 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1916, Rutherford |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Minimi, New South Wales, Australia, 17 March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maitland Boys' High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mine Surveyor - later Mine Manager |
| Died: | Natural causes, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 21 March 1979, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Rose H 15/48 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3494, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Rutherford | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3494, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3494, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 62nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3494, 35th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Shrapnel wounds head and left hand | |
| 7 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3494, 35th Infantry Battalion |
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