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Phyllis Lewis's poem, 1918, relates to the death of the poet's brother and is dedicated to Owen Gower Lewis who, according to the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, was killed in action near Amiens, France in 1918. Owen Lewis was the son of James Bannatyne Lewis and Edith Augusta Lewis of Armadale, Victoria.