We remember William J. Lewis

We remember William J. Lewis

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Timeline

Timeline

1888
birth Dungarvan, County Waterford Ireland Source:8682133 1888
1914
location Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address Source:8714211 11th August 1914
enlistment Dungarvan, County Waterford Ireland Source:8682133
marriage Mary Lewis Source:8682133
service British Army Private 7288 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8682148
1914
death Killed in Action Although officially killed in action on the 24th, it seems more likely that Private Dwyer was wounded in the fighting around Mons on the 23rd, taken prisoner, and succumbed to his wounds the next day. the vicinity of Mons Belgium Source:8682133 Source:8682134 Source:8714211 24th August 1914
burial St Symphorien Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Mons Belgium II B 13 Source:8682133

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William J.
Initials WJ
Last Name Lewis
Source 8682133
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address known 11th August 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7288 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Lewis mother
John Lewis father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Lewis wife

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription Patrick63223
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Patrick63223
Medal Index Cards Transcription Patrick63223
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Patrick63223

External Evidence

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The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922 Patrick63223
"There's a Devil in the Drum" by J.F.Lucy Patrick63223

Multimedia

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Private William Lewis' grave Patrick63223
Dungarvan, County Waterford, circa 1900 Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium. Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons. Patrick63223
SS Herschel Patrick63223
The Battle of Mons Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road Patrick63223
St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium Patrick63223
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
Grave Registration Document Patrick63223
Grave Registration Document Patrick63223
The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport Patrick63223

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