William Hercules (Bill) LEWIS

LEWIS, William Hercules

Service Number: 3494
Enlisted: 17 October 1916, Rutherford
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 35th Infantry Battalion
Born: Minimi, New South Wales, Australia, 17 March 1897
Home Town: Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling: Maitland Boys' High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Mine Surveyor - later Mine Manager
Died: Natural causes, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 21 March 1979, aged 82 years
Cemetery: Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, New South Wales
Rose H 15/48
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World War 1 Service

17 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3494, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Rutherford
24 Jan 1917: Embarked Private, 3494, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
24 Jan 1917: Involvement Private, 3494, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
18 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 62nd Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion
12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3494, 35th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Shrapnel wounds head and left hand
7 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3494, 35th Infantry Battalion

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