Robert LEWIS

Regimental number24/824
Place of birthGisborne
AddressPongakawa
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, John B Lewis, Claudelands, Hamilton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 31 Tahiti on 10 October 1915
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialThistle 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/2nd NZRB

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