Lew, Robert Bathurst

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B.A. : Chaplain, A.I.F., England and France. Enlisting 1st May, 1916, and sailing on 4th as hon. lieutenant Y.M.C.A., was transferred to A.I.F. as chaplain 17th March, 1919, and served until demobilisation.

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1891

Birth in West Tamworth -- NSW, Australia 2 January 1891
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Early education at Lithgow Public School, Lithgow, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Theological Institution, Newington College, Stanmore, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Newcastle High School, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
1916

Enlisted 1 May 1916
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Military service as Chaplain at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France
1919

Demobilised 30 Dec 1919
1923

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1923
1948

Principal at Burwood -Methodist Ladies College- NSW, Australia 1948
1956

Tertiary education at Baldwin-Wallace College, Ohio, Ohio, USA 1956
1959

Appointed O.B.E. Order British Empire 1959
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Probationary Minister at Coraki -- NSW, Australia
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Probationary Minister at Gloucester -- NSW, Australia
1970

Death in Gordon -- NSW, Australia 20 October 1970

Gender

Male

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