Arndell Neil Lewis

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About the author of this site: Hi, my name is Fleur and Arndell Neil Lewis is my great uncle. I am Hubert Lewis’s (his brother) youngest grandchild. I am wanting to share Arndell’s his letters home from WWI and other important documents and parts of his life (before and after) including amazing artifacts from the front lines. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you would like to know more or have information about Arndell you’d like to share.

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  • Short letters home – 2nd March 1917

                                                                                                                                               Friday                                                                                                                                           (2.3.1917) Dear Mum,            We are still pushing ahead, and still no nearer anything. I had no idea before there was so much water in the world. We are having a delightful trip. One day about Monday or Tuesday it was a little rough but absolutely nothing to speak of. Since then there…

  • Arndell Lewis’ Time Line – First World War 1916-1919

    editor’s note: I know for a fact that a lot of the place names are incorrect! If anyone knows the correct names, please reach out and I will update them. I have done my best and have included his handwriting in some areas for reference 1916May : Appointed Luit in A.F.A. (temporary) to date from…

  • Introduction

    My name is Fleur, and I live in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. In the middle of 2017, my father came to me with some old papers that he wondered if I’d like to type up “in my spare time”. I put them aside without even looking at them. Big mistake! Towards the end of that same…