Edward (Teddy) Lewis
Memorial: Alveston - St Helen's Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 10396
Parents: Abraham and Eliza Lewis
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: Chock Lane, Westbury on Trym, Bristol (1911 Census) Lived: 1901 Census – Trym Cottages, Church Lane, Westbury On Trym
Pre-war occupation: Scholar on 1911 Census
Date of birth: 1897
Place of birth: Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
Date of death: 18/11/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 5A and 5B), Somme, France
Age: 19
Further information:
Birth registration was in the name of Teddy rather than Edward. The 1901 Census shows him as Teddy, but the 1911 Census and military records record him as Edward.
Edward served with the 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action on 18 November 1916.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.
Forces War Records, CWGC and Ancestry.co.uk