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Name : Ernest Hastings Lewis Son of the late William Jarrett Lewis (Staff Surgeon, R.N.)(died 24 Dec 1916); husband of Maude Louisa Lewis, of "Corstorphine," Ryde, Isle of Wight. Born 1871, Halifax, Canada Married 1908 Maude Louisa Lanphier, at Chorlton, Lancashire. Three children : Elizabeth Ethel, born 1910; Peter Jarrett, born 1912; John Richard, born 1914. |
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Census information : 1911 : William Jarrett Lewis, with a number of family members including Ernest Hastings Lewis, aged 40, is at "Corstorphine", Spencer Road, Ryde. Ernest Hastings Lewis is shown as a Captain in the Reserve of Officers. |
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Service Details : Major Ernest Hastings Lewis, 1/8th Bn Hampshire Regiment (Isle of Wight Rifles). (see obituary for further details) |
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Casualty Details : Died 12 August 1915 aged 44, Gallipoli Commemorated at : Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ryde Borough War Memorial All Saints Church, Ryde, War Memorial All Saints Church, Ryde, War Memorial Chapel County War Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial, Drill Hall, Newport |
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Photo Gallery :
Officers of the 1/8th Bn Hampshire Regiment in 1915 illustrated in The Hampshire Regimental Journal Oct 1915. 14 of the 29 Officers pictured died in WW I. Click image to enlarge. |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
Isle of Wight County Press, 28th August 1915
[obituary] Major E H Lewis had seen a great deal of active service before this war, having served in two crack cavalry regiments in the Soudan, Ashanti and Nigeria. He was gazetted second-lieutenant in the 21st Hussars on 17th December 1892, lieutenant on 12th August 1896, and captain in the 21st Lancers on 30th December 1899. He served in the Soudan campaign of 1898, and was present at the battle of Omdurman, for which he received the medal, together with the Khedive's medal and clasp. He was seconded for service with the West African Field Force on 1st July 1899, and served in the Ashanti campaign of 1900 (medal), in North Nigeria, 1901, and capture of Konlagora, being mentioned in despatches and receiving the medal with clasp. He also served in North Nigeria in 1903, being at the capture of Kano, and received the clasp. He joined the 8th Hants Regiment in October 1913, and has proved a very smart and popular officer as second in command. For some time during the training on the mainland he was in command of the regiment during the absence of Col Rhodes through the result of an accident, owing to his horse falling and throwing him. His Island home was Corstorphine, Spencer-road, Ryde, where his wife and three young children are residing.
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, August 18, 1916 Page 2 Major Ernest Hastings Lewis, Hampshire Regiment (previously reported missing, believed killed, now officially presumed killed on August 12th, 1915), was the only son of Mr. William Jarrett Lewis, of Corstophine, Ryde. He served with the Lancers in the Soudan campaign of 1898, and was present at the battle of Omdurman. He was seconded for service with the West African Frontier Force in 1898, and served in the Ashanti campaign of 1900 in Northern Nigeria, 1901 (capture of Kontagora, mentioned in despatches), and in Northern Nigeria, 1903 (capture of Kano). He joined the Hampshire Regiment on October, 1913, and went with it as second in command to Gallipoli in August of last year. He leaves a widow and three children.  National Probate Calendar 1916 |
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Further information :
Battle of Omdurman Royal West African Frontier Force |
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Acknowledgments :
Ann Riley for the Officers group photo Janet Griffin for additional newspaper research |
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Page last updated : 29th November 2011 |
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