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LEWIS, Richard Charles
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7 January 1862 |
Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Old Hobart High School, Tasmania, Australia |
Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
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Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Captain, 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen | |
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26 Apr 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, Departed Hobart in SS Manhattan | |
16 Apr 1901: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
19 Apr 1901: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order | |
14 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, RTA 7 July 1901 |
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