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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Sgt. Dawson Lewis
British Army 6th (Service) Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers
(d.25th Sept 1915)
Pte. Douglas Foxwell Lewis
British Army Gloucester Regiment
from:35 Despenser St, Riverside, Cardiff
My grandfather Douglas Lewis served with the Gloucester Regiment on the Western front from 24th of May 1916. His address on his medal card is listed as 35 Despenser St., Riverside, Cardiff. My father was born in 1930, At that time my grandfather lived in Penarth. My father used to tell me that he was a travelling salesman with a furniture company. He suffered lifelong arthritis due to a back injury suffered when a barracks collapsed during WWI. From everything else my father said about my grandfather, he was quite a joker, a happy go lucky type who seems to have moved past the horrors he experienced during the war.
Pte. Edward Lewis
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(d.3rd October 1917)
My mother, born in 1911, remembered Eddie Lewis on leave in his uniform. She was very fond of him.
Pte. Edward "Sil" Lewis
British Army 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Severn Cottage, Caersws, Montgomeryshire, Wales
(d.8th Oct 1918)
Sil Lewis was my grandmother's cousin. She was brought up with his family after her mother died when she was a baby. She said he was a great practical joker, always smiling, and always particularly kind to her.
Pte. Frank Lewis
British Army 3rd. Labour Coy. Devonshire Regiment
from:St. John's Road, Highgate, London.
(d.25th May 1918)
Frank Lewis was my great uncle. I have always had great admiration for my great grandmother, Rosamond Lewis. She was married to Alfred John Lewis, who served in the Metropolitan Police Force, and who was invalided out after 10 years. Their son, Frank, was killed at the Somme in May, 1918, just before hostilities ceased. Another son, John Perrin Lewis, who was in the Royal Garrison Artillery, was severely gassed early on in this war, and was affected for the rest of his life. There was a third son who also served, Oliver Lewis, but I have no details of his service. So, Rosamond had quite a lot to put up with, but managed to survive for 86 years. I served in the Cornwall Constabulary, but only found out about my Police great grandfather and his wonderful family recently.
L/Cpl. Frank Albert Lewis
British Army 1st/8th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
(d.9th Aug 1918)
Frank Lewis, son of John and Fanny Lewis, was born at Yaxley, Huntingdonshire in 1891. The family moved to Southwick before moving to Belsize Avenue, Fletton, Peterborough, where Frank Albert Lewis enlisted. He was aged 27 when he was killed from a bullet wound during an enemy bombardment, and is buried in the Barenthal Military Cemetery, Asiago, Italy.
Pte. Frank Lewis
British Army 2nd Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire
(d.26th Sep 1917)
Frank Lewis was a young man who was scared of thunder and lightning but wanted to serve his country. He served with 2nd and 5th Battalions of the Lincolnshire Regiment.
Pte. Frederick Edgar Lewis
British Army 3rd Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:London
(d.1st December 1918)
Frederick Lewis served with the 3rd Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Pte. George Lewis MM.
British Army 5th Btn Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Mostyn
George Lewis (my Taid) born 10th Jan 1894 and from Halendy, Mostyn. He served overseas with the 5th Btn (a Territorial unit). I make his enlistment to be Feb/March 1912. From enlistment to early 1917 he was 984 and afterwards he was 240206. The reason he has two numbers is because the whole Territorial Force was renumbered to 6 digit numbers in early 1917.The RWF had four Territorial battalions each with it's own number sequence . Until war outbreak he was attending annual camps etc. and at outbreak he was immediately mobilised.
He went to Gallipoli in August 1915 and was wounded in that campaign. After that he went to Egypt/Palestine. He was awarded the Military Medal, according to the War Diary being presented with the award whilst in rest camp on 13th of November 1917. There is every chance that this was for action at 3rd Battle of Gaza earlier that month. He has a card at Hawarden Records Office that might provide further info. He died in Pen-y-ffordd on 5th July 1961.
Pte. George Charles Lewis
British Army 2nd Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Hereford
Pte. George W. Lewis
British Army 4th Btn. Grenadier Guards
from:Liverpool
My grandfather, George W Lewis served in the Great War. I have a photograph of him with the 4th Battalion of Grenadier Guards 1917. I have been searching for information and would love to know more.
Pte. Griffiths Lewis
British Army 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
(d.26th Jun 1916)
Griffiths Lewis was executed for desertion 26/06/1916 and buried in Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France.
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.
Rflmn. Henry George Lewis
British Army 11th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Hackney, London
(d.3rd September 1916)
Capt. Herbert Lewis
British Army 1st North Midland Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery
from:7 Ainslie Street, Grimsby
(d.17th Apr 1917)
Pte. J. W. Lewis
Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte Lewis was wounded on the 16th December 1914, during the Bombardment of the Hartlepools whilst serving at Heugh Battery
Pte. James Holroyd Lewis
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. John James Lewis
British Army 4th Battalion Welsh Regiment
(d.26th Mar 1917)
John Lewis died aged 42, he was the husband of Jane Eleanor Lewis (nee Johnson) of 67 Charles Street Jarrow. He first served in the Balkans on the 7th of August 1915.
John is remembered on the Jerusalem Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Pte. John Lewis
British Army 5th Btn. Dorset Regiment
(d.19th Apr 1917)
John Lewis served with the Dorset Regiment 5th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 19th Spril 1917 aged 21 and is buried in Forceville Communal Cemetery and Extension, Forceville, France.
Pte. John Lewis
British Army 9th Btn. Welch Regiment
(d.8th Jun 1917)
Pte. John Lewis served with the 9th Battalion, Welch Regiment and died on 8th June 1917.
Pte. John H. Lewis
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newburn
John Lewis was wounded in August 1916
Pte. John David Lewis
British Army 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Cwmtrwbit Farm, Brynamman, Carmarthenshire, Wales
(d.15th October 1918)
Pte. Joseph Lewis
British Army 8th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
from:11 Sandfield Road. Aberavon
(d.29th Jun 1916)
"Soldiers Died in the Great War" recorded Joseph Lewis was born in Swansea and resided at Aberavon, Glamorgan. The CWGC recorded he was the son of Lewis and Leah Lewis of 11, Sandfield Road, Aberavon. Joseph Lewis, born about 1892, who served with the Somerset Light Infantry and was killed in action on 29th June 1916. The medal index card recorded "John" Lewis entered France on 8th September 1915 and served with the 8th Battalion SLI. This date closely matched the date the battalion crossed to France.
The 8th Battalion was formed at Taunton in October 1914 as part of Kitchener's New Army of civilian volunteers. The battalion was billeted at Leighton Buzzard during the winter of 1914/15 and trained at Halton Park, near Tring, from April 1915 with the 63rd Infantry Brigade in the 21st Division. In August 1915 they were at Witley Camp, Surrey and then sailed to France in September.
The Division was marched immediately to the front and actually went into battle on 25th/26th September 1915 at Loos. This was a baptism of fire, as the soldiers had not been issued with rifles until June 1915, so they had had little firing practice. After landing in France on September 10th they had marched to Vermelles in the Pas de Calais, facing the town of Loos. At 7 pm on the 25th September they moved forward to the "Chalk Pits" on the Hulloch-Lens road where they engaged the enemy, just two weeks after arriving in France. They went to Borre on October 2nd 1915 and then spent the next five months near Armentieres in trenches known as the "Mushroom". Christmas Day 1915 was spent in the front line trenches. On March 21st 1916 the Battalion moved from Armentieres to Strazelle, which is east of Hazebrouck. In April they moved, via Meaulte, near Albert on the Somme, to La Neuville where they underwent training for "the big push".
On 27th June 1916, the Battalion moved into trenches at Ville, near la Neuville, which were to form the assembly line for the attack on the morning of June 1st 1916. The trenches were named "Marischal Street" and "Stonehaven Street" and were in front of Fricourt Wood held by the enemy's 111th Infantry. British Artillery continued to bombard the enemy positions from 26th June and on the night of 28th June 1916 the 8th Battalion moved into the trenches to relive the 4th Middlesex regiment. During the relief they lost one corporal and six men killed. On June 19th the battalion moved forward to some new trenches which had just been opened up centred on "Shuttle Lane" and the night of the 29th was spent securing the position in readiness for the attack planned for July 1st.
The date of Joseph Lewis's death was recorded as June 29th 1916. He may have died on the night of the 28th when one corporal and six men were killed. His death would have been recorded at roll call in the morning of the 29th. He may have died during the preparation to advance, but the Battalion war diary does not list any deaths on the 29th itself. The 8th Battalion went into the attack at 7.25 am on July 1st 1916 - the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Joseph Lewis is buried in Norfolk Cemetery at Becordel-Becourt. He qualified for the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. The war diary of the 8th Battalion is included in a group of diaries which can be downloaded from the National Archives Documents Online website for GBP 3-50. It is in catalogue reference WO 95/2158.
Cpl. Leonard William Lewis MM
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
As far as I am aware Leonard William enlisted on or about 15th December,joining the 2nd Battallion Royal Sussex Regiment no G/8665. On 18/10/18 during the final stage of the war and as Corporal/acting Serjeant he was warded The Military Medal for bravery.Citation/action unknown. Gazetted in May on 13/5/1918.
After the War he married his stepmother's elder widowed sister,taking on her two children. She died in 1955,he survived until June 1969,dying at Chichester Sussex.
A/Sjt. Leonard William Lewis MM.
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Midhurst
My Uncle Leonard Lewis who, to circumstances beyond my control, I never met but wish I had, was born in Midhurst, Sussex in 1895 to Leonard and Mary Lewis, one of a number of brothers and sisters.
He enlisted into The Royal Sussex Regiment at Horsham on 15/12/15,and was given the Regimental Number G/8665. He was a coal mechant prior to enlistment. At this time nothing was known about his service until 1918 when he did something exceptional that warranted the award of the Military Medal, authorised on 10/10/18, so the action must have happened in the previous two-three weeks involving 2RSR.
By this time Leonard was a Corporal/Acting Sargeant, so I imagine a veteran of nearly three years and countless actions. The MM was gazetted in May 1919. Leonard was honourably discharged on 03/04/19, possibly at The Regimental Depot at Chichester.
He went on to marry the widow of Private T Mordle who was killed in action in August 1917. She was one of the sisters of his father's second wife (1st wife died 1906) Father remarried in 1908. They were married until 1950 when she passed away, and he lived until 1969, passing away living in Chichester, Sussex.
A/Sgt. Leonard William Lewis MM
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
from: Midhurst.
Acting Serjeant, Leonard William Lewis, from Midhurst was awarded The Military Medal whilst serving with 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment on The Western Front. The date of action for that award is unknown, but he was presented with his medal early in the following year.
Spr. Lewis Lewis
British Army 155th Field Coy Royal Engineers
from:Neath.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. Lewis Lewis
British Army 8th Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Cwmafan
(d.11th Jul 1916)
Always remembered. R.I.P Lewis Lewis
Nathaniel George Lewis
Merchant Navy Mona Queen
from:Southampton
Nathan Lewis was a Fireman on board SS Mona Queen in 1918.
Reginald Lewis
British Army 4th Btn Royal Welsh Fusilers
from:Denbigh
Reg Lewis was wounded at Aubers Ridge in May 1915. His younger brother was in the same battalion and was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry at Aubers Ridge
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