William John LEWIS

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Service Numbers:	SX28819, S21507
Enlisted:	4 March 1943, Adelaide River, NT
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 8 August 1920
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Electroplate Polisher
Died:	Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 11 August 1945, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 9. Inscription: "HE FOUGHT TO SAVE HIS LOVED ONES NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN".
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

4 Mar 1943:	Involvement Private, SX28819
4 Mar 1943:	Involvement Private, S21507
4 Mar 1943:	Enlisted Adelaide River, NT
4 Mar 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX28819
11 Aug 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX28819, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, Killed in action Bougainville.
Date unknown:	Involvement

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