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Historical records matching Pte. Watkin Eldridge Lewis
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About Pte. Watkin Eldridge Lewis
Watkin Eldridge Lewis was the son of Sarah Elizabeth Lewis and William Allenworth Lewis. Husband of Margaret Lewis (nee Fyfe) of 48 Clarence Street, Hamilton. Father of Watkin Willam Lewis (b 1897) and Owen Redvers Lewis (b 1900). 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. Source: Cenotaph.
Sources
- Military Personnel File
- Cenotaph Record
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record
- New Zealand War Graves Record
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 7 2017, 7:13:39 UTC
Details
- Rank: Private
- Service No: 10/2208
- Date of Death: 08/08/1915
- Regiment/Service: Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
- Panel Reference: 21.
- Memorial: CHUNUK BAIR (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL
- Additional Information: Husband of Margaret Lewis, of 48, Clarence St., Hamilton.
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Pte. Watkin Eldridge Lewis's Timeline
| 1866 |
February 21, 1866
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Bermondsey, Southwark, London, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1896 |
1896
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Woodville, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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| 1900 |
September 17, 1900
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Woodville, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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| 1915 |
August 8, 1915
Age 49
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Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey
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August 8, 1915
Age 49
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Chunuk Bair Cemetery and Memorial, [Panel 21.], Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey
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