Pte
William Thomas Lewis
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1887 |
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Place of birth: Melyn, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 1386 |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 3rd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
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Age: 30 |
Cemetery
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot: XXVI Row: D Grave: 2 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 2
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3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/20/32). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, LEWIS W T). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx. Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/480334 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=2d96c5b0-1020-4da4-baea-cd2507fef7a7 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7606710 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=176252 |