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Pte. George Lewis MM.
British Army 5th Btn Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Mostyn
George Lewis (my Taid) born 10th Jan 1894 and from Halendy, Mostyn. He served overseas with the 5th Btn (a Territorial unit). I make his enlistment to be Feb/March 1912. From enlistment to early 1917 he was 984 and afterwards he was 240206. The reason he has two numbers is because the whole Territorial Force was renumbered to 6 digit numbers in early 1917.The RWF had four Territorial battalions each with it's own number sequence . Until war outbreak he was attending annual camps etc. and at outbreak he was immediately mobilised.
He went to Gallipoli in August 1915 and was wounded in that campaign. After that he went to Egypt/Palestine. He was awarded the Military Medal, according to the War Diary being presented with the award whilst in rest camp on 13th of November 1917. There is every chance that this was for action at 3rd Battle of Gaza earlier that month. He has a card at Hawarden Records Office that might provide further info. He died in Pen-y-ffordd on 5th July 1961.
Pte. George Charles Lewis
British Army 2nd Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Hereford
Pte. George W. Lewis
British Army 4th Btn. Grenadier Guards
from:Liverpool
My grandfather, George W Lewis served in the Great War. I have a photograph of him with the 4th Battalion of Grenadier Guards 1917. I have been searching for information and would love to know more.
Pte. Griffiths Lewis
British Army 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
(d.26th Jun 1916)
Griffiths Lewis was executed for desertion 26/06/1916 and buried in Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France.
Rfmn. Henry Lewis
British Army 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade
Henry Lewis was born in 1879 in Hoxton, London. He married Susannah Margaret Hughes (my 2 x great aunt) on Christmas Day 1903. Henry was a chairmaker. They had had four daughters and three sons when Henry enlisted in the Army on 11th July 1916. He was posted to the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. He embarked for France on 11th November 1916 and was killed in action on 9th April 1917. On 12th November 1917 his wife was awarded a pension of 36/3 per week for herself and her seven children. She was also presented with the British War Medal and the Victory Medal on Henry's behalf on 1st September 1921.
Rflmn. Henry George Lewis
British Army 11th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Hackney, London
(d.3rd September 1916)
Capt. Herbert Lewis
British Army 1st North Midland Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery
from:7 Ainslie Street, Grimsby
(d.17th Apr 1917)
Pte. J. W. Lewis
Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte Lewis was wounded on the 16th December 1914, during the Bombardment of the Hartlepools whilst serving at Heugh Battery
Pte. James Holroyd Lewis
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. John James Lewis
British Army 4th Battalion Welsh Regiment
(d.26th Mar 1917)
John Lewis died aged 42, he was the husband of Jane Eleanor Lewis (nee Johnson) of 67 Charles Street Jarrow. He first served in the Balkans on the 7th of August 1915.
John is remembered on the Jerusalem Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Pte. John Lewis
British Army 5th Btn. Dorset Regiment
(d.19th Apr 1917)
John Lewis served with the Dorset Regiment 5th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 19th Spril 1917 aged 21 and is buried in Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension, Forceville, France.
Pte. John Lewis
British Army 9th Btn. Welch Regiment
(d.8th Jun 1917)
Pte. John Lewis served with the 9th Battalion, Welch Regiment and died on 8th June 1917.
Pte. John H. Lewis
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newburn
John Lewis was wounded in August 1916
Pte. John David Lewis
British Army 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Cwmtrwbit Farm, Brynamman, Carmarthenshire, Wales
(d.15th October 1918)
Pte. Joseph Lewis
British Army 8th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
from:11 Sandfield Road. Aberavon
(d.29th Jun 1916)
"Soldiers Died in the Great War" recorded Joseph Lewis was born in Swansea and resided at Aberavon, Glamorgan. The CWGC recorded he was the son of Lewis and Leah Lewis of 11, Sandfield Road, Aberavon. Joseph Lewis, born about 1892, who served with the Somerset Light Infantry and was killed in action on 29th June 1916. The medal index card recorded "John" Lewis entered France on 8th September 1915 and served with the 8th Battalion SLI. This date closely matched the date the battalion crossed to France.
The 8th Battalion was formed at Taunton in October 1914 as part of Kitchener's New Army of civilian volunteers. The battalion was billeted at Leighton Buzzard during the winter of 1914/15 and trained at Halton Park, near Tring, from April 1915 with the 63rd Infantry Brigade in the 21st Division. In August 1915 they were at Witley Camp, Surrey and then sailed to France in September.
The Division was marched immediately to the front and actually went into battle on 25th/26th September 1915 at Loos. This was a baptism of fire, as the soldiers had not been issued with rifles until June 1915, so they had had little firing practice. After landing in France on September 10th they had marched to Vermelles in the Pas de Calais, facing the town of Loos. At 7 pm on the 25th September they moved forward to the "Chalk Pits" on the Hulloch-Lens road where they engaged the enemy, just two weeks after arriving in France. They went to Borre on October 2nd 1915 and then spent the next five months near Armentieres in trenches known as the "Mushroom". Christmas Day 1915 was spent in the front line trenches. On March 21st 1916 the Battalion moved from Armentieres to Strazelle, which is east of Hazebrouck. In April they moved, via Meaulte, near Albert on the Somme, to La Neuville where they underwent training for "the big push".
On 27th June 1916, the Battalion moved into trenches at Ville, near la Neuville, which were to form the assembly line for the attack on the morning of June 1st 1916. The trenches were named "Marischal Street" and "Stonehaven Street" and were in front of Fricourt Wood held by the enemy's 111th Infantry. British Artillery continued to bombard the enemy positions from 26th June and on the night of 28th June 1916 the 8th Battalion moved into the trenches to relive the 4th Middlesex regiment. During the relief they lost one corporal and six men killed. On June 19th the battalion moved forward to some new trenches which had just been opened up centred on "Shuttle Lane" and the night of the 29th was spent securing the position in readiness for the attack planned for July 1st.
The date of Joseph Lewis's death was recorded as June 29th 1916. He may have died on the night of the 28th when one corporal and six men were killed. His death would have been recorded at roll call in the morning of the 29th. He may have died during the preparation to advance, but the Battalion war diary does not list any deaths on the 29th itself. The 8th Battalion went into the attack at 7.25 am on July 1st 1916 – the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Joseph Lewis is buried in Norfolk Cemetery at Becordel-Becourt. He qualified for the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. The war diary of the 8th Battalion is included in a group of diaries which can be downloaded from the National Archives Documents Online website for GBP 3-50. It is in catalogue reference WO 95/2158.
Cpl. Leonard William Lewis MM
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
As far as I am aware Leonard William enlisted on or about 15th December,joining the 2nd Battallion Royal Sussex Regiment no G/8665. On 18/10/18 during the final stage of the war and as Corporal/acting Serjeant he was warded The Military Medal for bravery.Citation/action unknown. Gazetted in May on 13/5/1918.
After the War he married his stepmother's elder widowed sister,taking on her two children. She died in 1955,he survived until June 1969,dying at Chichester Sussex.
A/Sjt. Leonard William Lewis MM.
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Midhurst
My Uncle Leonard Lewis who, to circumstances beyond my control, I never met but wish I had, was born in Midhurst, Sussex in 1895 to Leonard and Mary Lewis, one of a number of brothers and sisters.
He enlisted into The Royal Sussex Regiment at Horsham on 15/12/15,and was given the Regimental Number G/8665. He was a coal mechant prior to enlistment. At this time nothing was known about his service until 1918 when he did something exceptional that warranted the award of the Military Medal, authorised on 10/10/18, so the action must have happened in the previous two-three weeks involving 2RSR.
By this time Leonard was a Corporal/Acting Sargeant, so I imagine a veteran of nearly three years and countless actions. The MM was gazetted in May 1919. Leonard was honourably discharged on 03/04/19, possibly at The Regimental Depot at Chichester.
He went on to marry the widow of Private T Mordle who was killed in action in August 1917. She was one of the sisters of his father's second wife (1st wife died 1906) Father remarried in 1908. They were married until 1950 when she passed away, and he lived until 1969, passing away living in Chichester, Sussex.
A/Sgt. Leonard William Lewis MM
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
from: Midhurst.
Acting Serjeant, Leonard William Lewis, from Midhurst was awarded The Military Medal whilst serving with 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment on The Western Front. The date of action for that award is unknown, but he was presented with his medal early in the following year.
Spr. Lewis Lewis
British Army 155th Field Coy Royal Engineers
from:Neath.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. Lewis Lewis
British Army 8th Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Cwmafan
(d.11th Jul 1916)
Always remembered. R.I.P Lewis Lewis
Nathaniel George Lewis
Merchant Navy Mona Queen
from:Southampton
Nathan Lewis was a Fireman on board SS Mona Queen in 1918.
Reginald Lewis
British Army 4th Btn Royal Welsh Fusilers
from:Denbigh
Reg Lewis was wounded at Aubers Ridge in May 1915. His younger brother was in the same battalion and was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry at Aubers Ridge
Robert Lewis
British Army 12th (Rangers) Btn. London Regiment
My grandfather was born Boris Pokotilow on the 7th of January 1898 in Kiev, Ukraine. His mother died in 1900 giving birth to his younger sister Ruth and his father was murdered by Russians in 1906. He was put up for adoption by the Jewish Board of Deputies and brought to England with one of his sisters (Diana Pokotilow) in 1906. His young sister Ruth went to Denmark. My grandfather Boris was adopted by Harry Wilson but the Jewish Board governors took my grandfather from him (as Mr Wilson had became an atheist and married a Christian). The Rev Lewis of Tamby Hall, Whitechapel had been appointed his guardian. But as he was not married they placed him in the care of the Cowen family.
In 1914 my grandfather was 16 yrs old but when the Cowen brother joined up my grandfather changed his name to Robert Lewis and lied about his age so he could join up with them. Robert Lewis age 18 in 1914 joined The 12th London Rangers an infantry Regiment. He became a corporal.
Mills bomer: wounded twice first-time beneath the chest. The second time in 1917 seriously wounded by exploding in the shell. I'm so intrigued to find out what battles his regiment was in to learn the horrors he had to live through to make better world for all of us.
He was sent home for hospital treatment and during his convalescence he was allowed to visit his sister Diana. The Cohens had moved to Becon in Wales and opened a jewellery shop. I like to think what a lovely moment this must have been for them. What an award for a hero! I hope they stayed in touch.
In 1919 he was discharged from the Army. He returned to Rev Lewis who arranged with the Board of Guardians that Robert Lewis now be trained as an engineer at Cadby Hall by J.Lyons.
He met my grandmother in 1920 at a dance. They married and had four children, two boys and two girls and lots of us grandchildren and even more great grandchildren. He died in 1957. Sadly for me I never got to know him in person as I was born in 1965.
Did you know that Boris means fight or fighter and he certainly was.
Dvr. Samuel Lewis
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Mansfield, Notts.
My father Samuel Lewis was born 5th of January 1897 in Withington, Manchester, he enlisted on his 18th birthday at Mansfield, Notts. He served through the great War with the RFA. Little is known about his service but I am hopeful of finding out the areas he served in.
Ptr. Sydney G. Lewis VC.
British Army 106th Machine Gun Company Machine Gun Corps
A 12-year-old schoolboy who ran away to join the Army and found himself at the Somme has been declared the youngest authenticated combatant of The Great War. Pte Sidney Lewis enlisted in August 1915, and was fighting in the trenches of the Western Front by the following June. Sidney underwent six months of military training with his regiment before crossing the Channel. His exploits made the newspapers at the time, but the reports were considered inconclusive and until now were not corroborated by Army records, The Sunday Times reported.
The Imperial War Museum has now officially backed his claim after being shown a bundle of family papers including his birth certificate. The new evidence included the discovery that Sidney was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. Thousands of boys are believed to have lied about their age and signed up to fight in the First World War as waves of patriotic fervour swept the country. Richard van Emden, author of "Boy Soldiers of the Great War", who found the evidence that Sidney was awarded the medals, said the boy was deployed to France with the 106th Machine Gun Company and saw active service. Records at the National Archives dated January 10, 1920 show Sidney G Lewis was on the roll of individuals entitled to the Victory Medal. It listed his current rank as lance sergeant and previous rank as private. Mr van Emden said some boy soldiers were lured by the chances of adventure, while others thought the trenches could be no worse than factory work at home. He told the newspaper: "Some parents were happy to have one less mouth to feed and some explained to their sons how to puff up their chests to meet the qualifying standard."
Frank Bardell, 94, Sidney's brother-in-law, who lives in San Diego, said he could not explain why Sidney's mother had not intervened earlier. "I'm told he more or less ran away from home to enlist." Surviving relatives described him as a man who continued to ignore convention in later life. His son said he was a "forthright fellow" who "stood against authority".
Pte. Thomas William Lewis
British Army 1/1st (Brecknockshire) Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
(d.7th November 1918)
Private Lewis was the son of Mr and Mrs William Lewis, of 44 High St., Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil.
He was 41 when he died and is buried in the Indore New Cemetery in India.
Cpl. Walter Lewis
British Army 7th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Bilston
(d.20th Oct 1915)
Walter Lewis was my grandfather. He was born in Bilston in the West Midlands in 1883 (his service records says 1880) to Richard and Marie Lewis, one of six children. He married Ada Lilley on 20th December 1903. They had three children - Walter, Reginald and Fredrick.
We believe that Walter joined the army in the August 1914, in Wolverhampton. We are sure that after joining he was in the 7th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment at Lichfield, which we believe was formed in August 1914 as part of K1 and became part of 33rd Brigade in the 11th (Northern) Division. They moved to Grantham, then Freansham in April 1915 and sailed from Liverpool in July 1915 for Gallipoli. We think they landed at Suvla Bay in August. We have no record of Walter until October and on his medal card it states that he joined Balkan theatre of war on 6th October 1915 and died of wounds on 20th October. In the letter Ada received regarding his death it said that he died of dysentery. We also have a copy of a letter sent to Ada Lewis from a Captain Harry A Frost, a Canadian Meathodist Minister, No 3 Canadian Stat Hospital saying that he and a Captain Whitaker had been with Walter the evening before he died, and had readings and prayers with him and that Walter had been buried with full military honours at Portianos Military Cemetery, West Mudros on the Greek Island of Lemnos/Limnos. My husband and I have just returned from Limnos and have visited both the Military Cemeteries and they are immaculate. They are in beautiful settings, very quiet and peaceful. So anyone reading this who has family members buried on Lemnos should have peace of mind that their loved ones rest in a great place. I am happy that grandad can rest in peace in a wonderful place with very special people looking after him.
Pte. Wilfred Henry Lewis
British Army 1/23rd Btn. London Regiment
from:Lewisham
(d.26th May 1915)
Wilfred's brother Frederick Lewis was also in the same battalion and is believed gassed but survived.
Pte. Wilfred Henry Lewis
British Army 1/23rd Btn. B Company. London Regiment
from:Battersea
(d.27th May 1915 )
The family lived in Battersea (Wards & Lewis families), Bill Lewis joined the TA aged only 15 years old in 1912. He fought at Aubers Ridge and was killed in action during battle of Festubert on the 27th May 1915.
Gnr. William E. Lewis
British Army 124th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
(d.29th Oct 1916)
W.E Lewis served with 124th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He was executed for mutiny on29th October1916 and is buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
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