Difference between revisions of "Herbert George Lewis"
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Revision as of 19:48, 21 July 2017
Personal Information | |
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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 - 14 Dec 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 |
Contents
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?)
Notes
Buried in Caudry Old Cemetery, France (Row C, Grave No 5)