Lewis, Walter Harding
Private Walter Harding Lewis, H.A.C. S. Chas. Lewis Esq., of 26 Vicarage Road, Tottenham, has forwarded the following account of his son's career. "Walter Harding Lewis was educated at Merchant Taylor's School. After leaving school he entered King's College in the Arts Faculty, taking his B.A. degree (Class. Hons.) in 1911. He was also elected an Associate of King's College. He then took a classical mastership at Galway Grammar School., where he remained for two and a half years, leaving there to take up a classical mastership at Windermere Grammar School. He enlisted in the H.A.C. in April 1915, and was wounded on September 30th of that year. In January, 1916, he rejoined and went again to the Front, being attached to the Lewis Gun Section. From a comrade's letter it appears that he was wounded in the head on the evening of May 25th, 1917, and died at the Casualty Clearing Station the following day. He is buried at Aubigny." King's College Review, Dec. 1917
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Lewis |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Walter Harding |
| Date of birth | 1891 |
| Family details | Son of Charles and Clara Henrietta Lewis of 26, Vicarage Rd., Tottenham, London. |
| Previous education | Merchant Taylors School |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1908-1913 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Arts |
| Qualifications | BA (Hons. London) 1911; A.K.C. |
| Military unit | Honourable Artillery Company, "C" Coy. 1st Bn |
| Date enlisted | April 1915 |
| Place enlisted | Armoury House |
| Service number | 3382 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | France and Flanders |
| Date of death | 26 May 1917 |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Rank at death | Private |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Burial place | Aubigny Communal Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
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