Lewis ORTON

Regimental number6/2237
AddressMillerton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Thomas Orton, Coton Lawn, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialEmbarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 70), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth Orton, Coton Lawn, Arbury, Nuneaton, England. Native of Atherstone, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fifth