Pte. Thomas Eldridge Lewis

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Pte. Thomas Eldridge Lewis

Also Known As: "Tom"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Southwark St Saviour, London, England (United Kingdom)
Death: August 09, 1915 (39)
At Sea, HMHS Gascon ex Gallipoli (World War I: Died of Wounds)
Place of Burial: [Panel 74.], Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey
Immediate Family:

Son of William Allenworth Lewis and Sarah Elizabeth Lewis
Brother of Pte. Watkin Eldridge Lewis; Mary Eldridge Mercer; Charles Eldridge Lewis; Percy Eldridge Lewis; Mabel Eldridge Harris and 14 others

Occupation: Miner | New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent, South Island Regiment | Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Find A Grave ID: 56801053
Immigration to New Zealand: ?, before 7 November 1880
Service No SA: 9243
Service No WWI: 6/283
Managed by: Charlene Newport
Last Updated:

About Pte. Thomas Eldridge Lewis

Thomas Eldridge Lewis was the son of Sarah Elizabeth Lewis and William Allenworth Lewis of 9, Patanga Crescent, Tinakori Rd., Wellington, New Zealand. Native of London, England. He is commemorated on one of the bells, given by his sisters and brothers for the National War Memorial Carillon, Wellington. Brothers Samuel Lees Eldridge Lewis, Tom Eldridge Lewis and Watkin Eldridge Lewis are commemorated on the same bell. Buried at Sea. Source: Cenotaph.

Sources

  1. Military Personnel File
  2. Cenotaph Record
  3. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record
  4. New Zealand War Graves Record
  5. Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 7 2017, 6:30:06 UTC'
  6. Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 7 2017, 7:13:39 UTC

Details

  • Rank: Private
  • Service No: 6/283
  • Date of Death: 09/08/1915
  • Age: 40
  • Regiment/Service: Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. Nelson Coy.
  • Panel Reference: 74.
  • Memorial: LONE PINE MEMORIAL
  • Additional Information: Son of William and Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, of 9, Patanga Crescent, Tinakori Rd., Wellington, New Zealand. Native of London, England. Served in the South African Campaign.


            
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Pte. Thomas Eldridge Lewis's Timeline

1876
April 24, 1876
Southwark St Saviour, London, England (United Kingdom)
1915
August 9, 1915
Age 39
At Sea, HMHS Gascon ex Gallipoli
August 9, 1915
Age 39
Lone Pine Memorial, [Panel 74.], Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey