BEWLEY, Sidney George Birch
| Service Number: | 1687 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jerrara, New South Wales, Australia, 1 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mount McDonald, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mullengrove Public School and Maryamma Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Beaumetz, France, 23 March 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Crookwell War Memorial, Narrawa Mullengrove Public School War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1687, Lithgow, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1687, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1687, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1687, 30th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Sidney George Birch BEWLEY was born on 1st July, 1894 at Jerrara near Crookwell, NSW
His parents were William Edward BEWLEY and Mary Jane GEORGE
He was living in Maryamma, Mount McDonald when he enlisted for WW1 on 11th August, 1915 at Lithgow - he emarked with the 30th Battalion, 2nd reinforcements on 17th December, 1915 on the ship Berrima
Sidney was Killed in Action at Bapaume, Somme sector, France on 23rd March, 1917 - he was no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Villers Bretonneaux Memorial, the Australian War Memorial, Penrith Honour Roll, Mullengrove Public War Memorial, Narrawa , Crookwell War Memorial & the Darbys Falls War Memorial
He was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal
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His uncle Lce./Cpl. 1673 Albert Henry BEWLEY (/explore/people/270464) also served in WW1 and was Killed in Action on 7th June, 1917
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There are two lengthy newspaper articles listed in the Links section of this profile - one is a letter than Sidney sent home to his Father and the other is detailed information about his service & manner of death
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