Arthur Glynne Lewis
Date of Birth: 1879
Date of Death: 10/7/1917
Gender: Male
Where buried: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery
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Date of birth - 1879
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Battles
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Date of the battle - 28/7/1914
Where? - First World War
Ranks
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Rank - As Lieutenant
Service - Indian Army
As - Indian Army Reserve of Officers
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Rank - As Lieutenant
Service - Indian Army
As - 13th Duke of Connaughts Own Lancers (Watsons Horse)
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Date of Death - 10/7/1917
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Family
- Father - Sir Henry Lewis
- Mother - Lady Lewis
School(s) attended
- Friars School
- Bala Grammar School
Address
- Pendyffryn, Upper Bangor
Religion
- Methodism
Additional Information
Arthur Glynne Lewis was the oldest son of Sir Henry and Lady Lewis. His father, Sir Henry Lewis was a prominent Calvinistic Methodist in North Wales and played a significant role in securing the site in Bangor for the University College of North Wales. Before the First World War, Lewis fought in the Philippines War and the Boer War and when the war began he joined the Seinde horse regiment and travelled to India in 1914. During the war, Lewis served in India, France and Iraq as a Lieutenant with the Indian Army Reserve of Officers and the 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse). However, in May 1917 Lewis was wounded and eventually died in July 1917, before being buried in Baghdad.
Occupation prior to the war
- Trained at HMS Conway on Merseyside.
- Master in Merchant service.
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