Lewis, John Edward –

Husband of Mrs. O’Hara (formerly Lewis), of 5, Denvale Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 98, Arkwright Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a porter by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. Formerly Bombardier 35, Royal Field Artillery, discharged in May 1916 as time expired, and re-enlisted subsequently.

Personal details

  • Surname: Lewis
  • Forename: John Edward
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 32
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 2nd, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: 37th Battery, 27th Brigade.
  • Service number: 715885
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Vimy Communal Cemetery, Farbus, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: B. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/06/1917 07/12/1917 03/05/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d* S17* 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 01/06/1917 08/06/1917

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