Edmund King LEWIS

Regimental number10/1279
Date of birth24 October 1889
Place of birthGloucestershire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 8.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Lewis, Dowington, Lechdale, Gloucestershire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Levi Lewis and Emma Lewis, Downington, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915.

Body buried in front of Turkish trenches

, 22 May 1915.

Report, 10 June 1915: Previously reported missing; now reported "Killed"'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10919327