Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen | Officers, A. 1. 8. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 6B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of the late Rev. David Philips Lewis and Louisa Lewis, of Llandrinio Rectory, Montgomeryshire.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1st Div. Train ASC |
| Action : The Battles of Ypres 1915 (Second Ypres) |
22 April - 25 May 1915. On the 22nd April 1915 the Germans used poison gas at Ypres. This was the first 'official' use of gas and took the Allies by surprise. After initial success capitalising on the confusion and horror of this weapon, a heroic stand, initially by the Canadians and then supported by British and Indian Battalions, held the German advance. However it became clear that the Germans had achieved a tactical advantage and eventually the British were forced to retire to more a more defendable perimeter closer to Ypres. These positions were on the last ridges before Ypres and their loss would have resulted in the loss of the town and possibly open the Channel coast to German occupation with disastrous consequences for the re-supply of the BEF.
Detail :
LEWIS, Cecil Hallowes, Major, 1st Division Train, Army Service Corps. Born 9th March 1869. After service in the Militia, he was commissioned 18/2/1891 into the Dorset Regiment. Promoted to Lieutenant on 11/1/1893: transferred to the A.S.C. 1/10/1893: Promoted to Captain. 2/2/1898; Seconded to the Uganda Rifles as Company Transport Officer, 10/8/1898-22/10/1902, during which service he took part in the Nandi Expedition in 1900. He never married and died while on active service in France, 28/5/1915 aged 46
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Phoenix No. 257 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
| Joined : | Aldershot Army and Navy No. 1971 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
| Joined : | Rokell No. 2798 E.C. | Sierra Leone & the Gambia |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd March 1897 | 7th April 1897 | 5th May 1897 |
There is confusion between listings of Charles Lewis and Cecil Hallowes Lewis, both of whom offer problems when traced back through the contribution record. Working backwards for each:
Charles Lewis: Killed in Action 1915
Aldershot A&N No.1971. Joined 1903-03-26; Captain A.S.C. from Friendship Lodge No. 206
Unable to find an entry for Lewis in L206 register.
(Working theory, L206 is a different constitution, or it is meant to mean Friendship Lodge 278 as below).
Cecil Hallowes Lewis b. 1869
Friendship Lodge No. 278 I: 1897-03-03 P: 1897-04-07 R: 1897-05-05 Lieut, Gibraltar Cleared 30.6.98
Rokell Lodge No. 2798 J: 1904-01-18 Captain RAMC at Freetown from L1971
Phoenix Lodge No. 257 J: 25 Feb 1906 Major RASC c/o Mssrs Cox & Co., Charing Cross. arrears 197&8
(The link from Rokell Lodge to Aldershot Army & Navy is too strong to ignore)
The 1921 book shows LEWIS C.H. as Major for Aldershot Army & Navy Lodge.
The 1933 scroll shows LEWIS, Charles H. Major under Aldershot Army & Navy
The 1933 scroll shows LEWIS, Cecil Hallowes as Major under Phoenix Lodge.
Although the timings correspond that these might be the same person, the name difference, Charles as opposed to Cecil Hallowes suggests these should be different entries. At present the only death record we have is for Aldershot Army and Navy, but the lodges for both names appear against this record.
Discrepancies (Require checks, clarity or further research) :
Charles Lewis / Cecil Hallowes Lewis
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley