Denis William LEWIS
Born 8 December 1896 in Gawler, South Australia [30] [55]
Son of William Henry Jones LEWIS and Rhoda Mary COLE [55]
In 1917 he was working as a Clerk and living with his parents at 18 Reola Street in West Perth, Western Australia [30: item 8202447]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) in Perth on 19 January 1917 [30: item 8202447]
On enlistment was recorded as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 132 lbs., with grey eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion [30]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the steamship Canberra on 24 November 1917 [30]
After training in Codford, Wiltshire, England proceeded to France on 15 April 1918, and was slightly wounded on 13 June 1918 [30]
Private 7932 in the Australian Imperial Force's 16th Battalion in France during the First World War [30]
Following the end of hostilities returned to Australia on the steamship Pakeha, disembarking on 16 November 1919 [30]
Discharged the Australian Imperial Force on 18 December 1919; received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal [30]
Married Esther Ethel May LEACH in Perth in 1921 [66]
Farmer of Punyarra Farm in Caron 1927-1938 [27] [4: 8-Sep-1934]
He and his brother Max purchased Frank and Michael H. HAYMAN's 2,498 acre farm in Caron on 28 February 1927 [27]
Upon purchase the property still had the majority of its £1,249 in instalments owing to the Midland Railway Company [27]
The 2,498 acres was Lot M1634 of Victoria Location 2023 and had been taken up as virgin land by the HAYMANs in 1926 [27]
Their farm was situated about twenty miles from the Carnamah townsite [4: 8-Sep-1934]
They purchased a new Fordson tractor, which they took delivery of in late July 1927 [4: 23-Jul-1927]
A demonstration of the Avance Super Crude Oil Tractor was given on their farm at 2.30pm on 16 August 1928 [86: 9-Aug-1928]
The tractor boasted ample reserve power, battery, generator and used less than two gallons of water per day [86]
They purchased a new Ford truck from Carnamah dealer Rupert LAFFAN in September 1929 [4: 14-Sep-1929]
Attended the Carnamah Church of England's New Year Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 30 December 1933 [5: 5-Jan-1934]
Attended the Parkinson Tennis Club's Dance held on Saturday 14 April 1934 at the Carnamah Hall [5: 20-Apr-1934]
On Saturday 12 May 1934 attended the Carnamah Football Club's Grand Opening Ball at the Carnamah Hall [5: 18-May-1934]
He and his brother Max had a visit from their parents in September 1934 [4: 8-Sep-1934]
At the time of their parents visit their father was Machinery Superintendent of the Goldfields Water Scheme [4: 8-Sep-1934]
Attended the opening of the Carnamah Tennis Club's courts for the 1934-35 season on Sunday 7 October 1934 [5: 12-Oct-1934]
Member of the Caron Tennis Club - in 1936 he was Captain and his brother was Vice Captain [39: 14-Oct-1936]
Competitor in the Parkinson Tennis Club's Tennis Tournament held in Carnamah on New Year's Day 1 January 1937 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
Competed in the Carnamah Tennis Club's Easter Tennis Tournament at Centenary Park in Carnamah on 27-29 March 1937 [5]
He and his brother Max won both the Men's Doubles Championship and the Men's Handicap Doubles [5: 2-Apr-1937]
They received their trophies at the largely attended Carnamah Tennis Dance at the Carnamah Hall on 17 April 1937 [5: 23-Apr-1937]
Attended and competed at the Carnamah Golf Club's Season Opening at Centenary Park in Carnamah on 2 May 1937 [5: 7-May-1937]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1937 [5: 18-Jun-1937, 10-Sep-1937]
Member of the Caron Golf Club in 1938 [39: 21-Sep-1938, 7-Oct-1938]
On 21 March 1939 the sale on their farm was rescinded by the Midland Railway Company [27]
The Midland Railway Company sold what had been their farm to DRING Bros of Carnamah on 19 April 1944 [27]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont [2]
Died 16 February 1977; ashes interred at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Lawn 2, Niche Wall, W4, 135) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Denis William Lewis' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/denis-william-lewis [reference list] |
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