| Regimental number | 24/1917 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Carmarthen, South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Jane D Lewis, 97 Churchill Road, Stanford Hill, Durban, South Africa |
| Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the British Army, South Africa (Boer War). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: David Lewis; Wife: Jane Dorothea Cornell (formerly Lewis), 234 Boulevard, Scarsdale, New York, USA |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Choubra, 9 May 1916 (dysentery); placed on 'dangerously ill' list, 17 May 1916; removed from 'dangerously ill' list, 27 May 1916; transferred to NZ Convalescent Depot, Abbassia, 7 June 1916; to NZ 'Aotea' Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 7 June 1916; discharged to duty, 26 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 10 July 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 29 July 1916, and posted to A Company. Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wound, left wrist), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station; to St John Ambulance Brigade Hospital, 17 September 1916 (gun shot wound, neck); to England, 14 October 1916 (gun shot wound, shoulder), and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 14 October 1916; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 23 October 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 6 December 1916. Marched out to Base Post Office, Codford, 10 January 1917. Rejoined unit, in the field, 11 July 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 30 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10919323 |