219222 Rfmn. Henry Lewis British Army 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade Henry Lewis was born in 1879 in Hoxton, London. He married Susannah Margaret Hughes (my 2 x great aunt) on Christmas Day 1903. Henry was a chairmaker. They had had four daughters and three sons when Henry enlisted in the Army on 11th July 1916. He was posted to the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. He embarked for France on 11th November 1916 and was killed in action on 9th April 1917. On 12th November 1917 his wife was awarded a pension of 36/3 per week for herself and her seven children. She was also presented with the British War Medal and the Victory Medal on Henry's behalf on 1st September 1921.
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