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Lance Corporal James Lewis

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Corporal James Lewis Memorial Tablet Cudgen
Cudgen War Memorial
Bangalow-Clunes Great War Honour Roll and Memorial Sculpture
Given name
J
Family name
Lewis
Gender
Male
Service number
2603
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Campaign
Somme 1916 - 1917
Ypres Salient 1917
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
10 October 1917
Additional information
Place of birth
Liverpool, England
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Farm hand
Address given on enlistment documents
Lismore NSW
Marital status
Married
Age at embarkation (years)
39
Next of kin
Wife, Mrs Anna Lewis
Enlistment date
Mon, 28 February 1916
Embarkation details
Departed from Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank on enlistment
Private
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Last held rank
Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll
3rd Division Cyclists Company
Unit at embarkation
41st Battalion - 5th Reinforcement
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Veteran Notes/Bio

Lewis is also commemorated on panel 27 of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium and on panel 134 at the Australian War Memorial.

Australian War Memorial - First World War Embarkation Roll, James Lewis
Australian War Memorial - First World War Nominal Roll, James Lewis
Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour, James Lewis
Australian War Memorial - Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files, James…
National Archives of Australia - James Lewis
The A.I.F Project - Private James Lewis

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