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LEWIS, Wallace George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q186161 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 August 1919 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Kent, England, 26 April 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Leysdown (St Clement) Churchyard, Leysdown-on-Sea, Sheppey, Kent, England Grave 144. INSCRIPTION SIT SINE LABE DECUS "Let Honour Stainless Be") Motto of Brisbane Boys' College (BBC) an independent, Presbyterian and Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jun 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, Q186161 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 3 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, Q186161 | |
| 5 Aug 1940: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 22 and the son of Thomas Henry and Alice Lewis, of Bardon, Queensland, Australia.His death appears to have occurred in Burton upon Trent and is recorded as George only.
Deaths Jun 1942 Lewis George 22 Burton 6b 482
Burton is an alternative name for Burton upon Trent and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Derbyshire and Staffordshire;
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Wallace George Lewis 404565 of 264 SQN RAF was killed when Defiant AA377 crashed near Sheerness - also killed: Flight Sergeant William Mair 971422 RAF