LEWIS, James Desmond
| Service Numbers: | Q149353, 435290 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 May 1923 |
| Home Town: | Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Messenger - Taxation Department |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 November 2000, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Dec 1941: | Involvement Private, Q149353 | |
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| 8 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q149353 | |
| 8 Dec 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 13 Apr 1943: | Discharged | |
| 13 Apr 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q149353 | |
| 14 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 435290 | |
| 10 Dec 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 435290 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Des was the third of four children of Sydney Charles Frederick Lewis (b1893 in Brisbane, QLD) and Elizabeth (Lylia) Catherine Rose Healy (b1889 in Brisbane, QLD). Sydney - a Railways Employee - and Lylia - a Book Keeper - married in 1919 in Brisbane, QLD. They settled at Nundah to raise their family.
Des was working as a Messenger for the Taxation Department when he enlisted in the ACMF in December 1941. He was a Private (Service No:Q149353) attached to 5 Infantry Spcl Gp when he was Discharged in April 1943 for enlistment in the RAAF. Des served in the RAAF from April 1943 to December 1945 with 163 Squadron. He was a Pilot Officer (Service No:435290) attached to RAF Wyton when he was Discharged. In 1945, Des was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (London Gazette: 20 July 1945; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 26 July 1945).
Returning to Nundah, Des was a Public Servant in 1950 when he married Marjorie (Josie) Josephine Noonan (b1920). Josie was a Clerk in Brisbane. Des and Josie settled in brisbane, QLD where Des worked as a Public Servant. He died in 2000 and Josie in 2009.
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