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Revision as of 19:47, 21 July 2017

Lewis Herbert George.jpg
Personal Information
Date of Birth not known
Place of Birth Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 22 years, 7 months
Occupation timber worker
Religion Church of England
Address Newtown, Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father Mr Joseph Lewis
Military Information
Reg Number 3862
Date of Enlistment 14 Sep 1915
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 11th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement, transferred to 51st Battalion D Company / 13 th Brigade, 4th Division
Date of Embarkation 22 Nov 1915
Ship Embarked On RMS Mongolia
Fate Wounded in Action 14/16 Aug 1916 Mouquet Farm
Prisoner Of War 14/16 Aug 1916,br />Died form Wounds 26 Aug 1916.
Monument Jarrahdale


Pre War

War Service

Embarked on "Huntspill" in Alexandria 7 Jun 1916 and disembarked in Marseilles on 14 Jun 1916. Red Cross file contains information from the German Lazarett Section 2 IX/A.K. At Caudry that shows Herb was admitted to the Lazarett on 20 Aug 1916, and that he died 26 Aug 1916 from a fractured skull. Buried 28 Aug 1916. (How was he treated between say 16th and 20th Aug 1916?)

  • British Cemetery
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission


Notes

Buried in Caudry Old Cemetery, France (Row C, Grave No 5)


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