Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Private E. S. Lewis, 1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, who died in Egypt, 16 December 1918

British War and Victory Medals (201973 Pte., Wilts. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (1358 Pte., Wilts. R.) virtually extremely fine (3) £160-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Wiltshire Regiment formed by the late Michael Hayward.

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Edward Slade Lewis was born and lived in Devizes and enlisted at Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Serving in Egypt with the 1/4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, he died on 16 December 1918, aged 25 years. He was the son of John and Lydia Lewis. He was buried in the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt and his name is recorded on the Devizes War Memorial. With some copied research.