Sydney LEWIS

Regimental number23/809
Addressc/o C T Richardson, Waitiwhiti, Eketahuna
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Lewis, Gullers End Farm, Longdon near Tewkesbury, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Mauganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 22 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Alice Lewis, Gullers End Farm, Longdon, Tewkesbury, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/1st NZRB

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