We remember Lewis Covill

We remember Lewis Covill

Timeline

Timeline

1872
sibling Ernest Edward Covill Source:8875637 14th August 1872
1875
sibling Lily Covill Source:8875637 15th February 1875
1879
sibling Herbert Covill Source:8875637 4th December 1879
1882
birth Trumpington, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom Source:8875637 Source:8875606 17th May 1882
1884
sibling Frederick Covill Source:8875637 25th July 1884
1891
location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8875637 1891
1908
marriage Lilian Barton Source:8875606 24th August 1908
1909
children Charles Lewis Covill Source:8875606 5th June 1909
1911
enlistment Bedford, Bedfordshire United Kingdom Source:8875606 24th January 1911
1911
service British Army Sapper 587 Royal Engineers East Anglian Division Source:8875606 24th January 1911 - 7th November 1913
1911
employment Telegraph Linesman Post Office Source:8875606 1911 - 1919
1911
location 47 Kings Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire United Kingdom their own address Source:8875606 1911 - 1919
1913
service British Army Sapper 27252 Signal Company Royal Engineers Source:8875606 8th November 1913 - 14th December 1918
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8875606 14th August 1914 - 20th May 1915
1915
hospitalisation Whitlow Thumb Hospital/Institution Source:8875606 18th May 1915 - 21st May 1915
1918
discharge Source:8875606 14th December 1918
1919
service British Army 377174 Royal Engineers Source:8875606 2nd December 1919
1939
employment Telecommunication Instrument Adjuster Post Office Source:8875643 1939
1939
location Bedford, Bedfordshire United Kingdom their own address Source:8875643 1939
1961
death Bedfordshire United Kingdom Source:8875645 1961

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Lewis
Initials L
Last Name Covill
Source 980698
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
47 Kings Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire United Kingdom their own address 1911 - 1919
Bedford, Bedfordshire United Kingdom their own address known 1939
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 587 Royal Engineers East Anglian Division Sapper
British Army 27252 Signal Company Royal Engineers Sapper
British Army 377174 Royal Engineers
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charles Lewis Covill son 5th June 1909
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eva Covill nee Hall mother
Edward Covill father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ernest Edward Covill brother 14th August 1872
Lily Covill sister 15th February 1875
Herbert Covill brother 4th December 1879
Frederick Covill brother 25th July 1884
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lilian Barton wife 24th August 1908
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Blue Brown
DateHeightSource
1917-02-13 5'6"

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War Record for Lewis Covill Howard41513
1891 Census of England Howard41513
1939 Register Howard41513
FreeBMD website Howard41513

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