Private 1703 John James Lewis
Regiment/Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps - 1st/3rd West Lancs Field Amb.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 14th of August 1916
(Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 4 C.
Census details:
1901 - 8 years old John J is living at 44 Victoria Street, St Helens with parents William (44), Mary (45) and six siblings: Margaret (18), Elizabeth (15), Ferdinand (12), Mary E (10), Ruth M (6), Louisa (3).
1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Glass Worker' John J, his widowed father William (53) and siblings: Ruth (16), Louisa (13) living at 5 Union Street, St Helens with married sister Agnes Green (30), her husband George Green (33) and their seven children: Agnes Green (10), May Green (8), Elizabeth Green (6), Martha Green (5), George Green (3), William Green (2), Amy Green (2mths)
Notes:
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/sppics/SN_Jackson_JJ_Lewis_RAMC.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private John James Lewis on the Thiepval Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 2551