Regimental number | 24/824 |
Place of birth | Gisborne |
Address | Pongakawa |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, John B Lewis, Claudelands, Hamilton |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 31 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Thistle Dump Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 18), High Wood, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs John B. Lewis, Hamilton |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/2nd NZRB |
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