Private

Tom Eldridge Lewis

Conflict: 
WW1
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.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/283
Name:
Tom Eldridge Lewis
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William Lewis (father), 9 Patanga Crescent, Tinakori Road, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Upper Matakitaki, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 12 (Nelson) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. "Gascon,"
Date of Death:
09 August 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
40
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
74
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Tom Eldridge Lewis
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