David Lewis (International) assertion David Lewis i(A71238 works by) (a.k.a. David Henry Lewis)
Born: Established: 1917
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ; Died: Ceased: 2002 Tin Can Bay, Tin Can Bay - Cooloola area, Gympie - Cooloola - Tin Can Bay area, South East Queensland, Queensland,
Gender: Male
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Lewis was a world famous yachtsman who grew up in New Zealand and spent most of his life there. He also lived for considerable periods in Raratonga (a Pacific island), England and Australia. He qualified as a medical practitioner in Leeds in 1942 and served as a medical officer in the Second World War. He wrote a number of books about the sea and about sailing, perhaps the most famous being Ice Bird : The First Single-Handed Voyage to Antarctica (1975).

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