L. W. LEWIS, 09 August 1916
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Lance Will Lewis
Born:
8 Shevat 5652 (06 February 1892)
Died:
10 Av 5676 (09 August 1916)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
LEW9360
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
8 Shevat 5652 (06 February 1892)
Place of birth:
Toxteth Park, Liverpool
Death
Date of death:
10 Av 5676 (09 August 1916)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Somme
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Guillemont Road Cemetery
Places
Addresses
Family home:
10 Porcester Terrace, London (1911)
Schools
Name:
Repton School
Name:
Brasenose College, Oxford
Family
Siblings
Margaret Lewis "Penny" (female)
Parents
Father: David Leopold Lewis (male)
Mother: May Charlotte Moses "Ray" (female)
Homefront
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Date enlisted/conscripted:
04 August 1914
Date discharged/death:
09 August 1916
Rank at discharge/death:
Second Lieutenant
Assignments
Regiment:
Honourable Artillery Company
Regiment:
King's Royal Rifle Corp attd. 165th Machine Gun Corp
Campaigns:
Somme
Medal card
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Date of Death:
09 August 1916
Age:
24 years old
Regiment / service:
King's Royal Rifle Corps, 7th Bn.
Cemetery:
Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France
Grave reference:
VII. M. 7.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
I WILL FEAR NO EVIL FOR THOU ART WITH ME PS.XXIII
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