Lieutenant

Samuel Eldridge Lewis

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Sarah Elizabeth and the late William Lewis; husband of Emma Lewis, of 118, Onepu Rd., Lyall Bay, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
22906
Name:
Samuel Eldridge Lewis
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Lewis (wife), High Street, Marton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Merchant
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion, G Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Colincamps
Date of Death:
05 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Samuel Eldridge Lewis
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