LEWIN, Reginald Arthur
| Service Number: | 1714 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 9 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Woodford Academy and Newington College, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row M, Grave 16 Headstone inscription reads: Loved by all his happy life passed on in sacrifice of noble strife, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1714, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1714, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1714, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1714, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1714 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Rev. James H. and Margaret Kate of 638 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, USA. Formerly of Holterman Street, North Sydney, NSW and Forbes, NSW. Brother of Leo K. Lewin of Moore Street, Sydney, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of enlisting he was working as an Accountant at the Elizabeth Street Branch of the Australian Bank of Commerce. He was well known in musical circles in Goulburn, Grenfell and Sydney as a popular singer and choir leader. He was also a member of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the time of enlisting was conductor.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Woodford Academy - National Trust of Australia NSW
Cpl Reginald Arthur Lewin
9 Dec 1891 - 6 Aug 1915
In 1910 Reginald Lewin was among one of the newly formed 'Australian Bank of Commerce's' first intakes to be trained as accountants and tellers. He also gained a reputation as a popular singer and choir leader in both Sydney & Goulburn where he worked with the bank. He was an active member of the Royal Philharmonic Society.
On the 6th August 1915, Reginald Arthur Lewin was killed in action while leading his section into the Turkish trenches. He was the first former Woodford Academy boy to be killed in the Great War. He was 23 years old.
Lance Corporal Reginald Arthur Lewin is buried in the Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli. His headstone includes this inscription
Loved by all
His happy life
Passed on in sacrifice
Of noble strife
Lest we forget
AWM Summary
Reginald Arthur Lewin was born at Forbes, New South Wales on 9 December 1891 to James and Margaret Lewin (maiden name unknown). Before his military service he worked as a bank accountant, and enlisted in January 1915. Embarking on the HMAT Shropshire on 17 March, he performed in the Grand Concert held on the Shropshire on 3 April, singing “The Lord is my light”, and the duets “The battle eve” and “Watchman, what of the night?” with 1837 Corporal Jack Vincent. Lewin took part in the charge at Lone Pine on 6 August 1915, where he was mortally wounded. He is buried at Lone Pine Cemetery in Turkey.
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