Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

HI

I am told that my grandfather, EVAN LEWIS, DOB 9/6/1880 Liverpool , was in the army and stationed Egypt in WW1.

Are their any sites I can look at or have I just not got enough info.

THanks everybody, from a snowy Bedfordshire.

Hello Jean,

Do you have any idea of his regiment etc, I have looked on the anc site for possible army records but nothing coming up so far.

The army did serve in Egypt in WW1.

http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/ww1/mideast.html

If you do a search for Egypt WW1 a few sites come up.

Jan

this is the only evan lewis from lancs

Evan Lewis
Regiment, Corps Cheshire Regiment
Battalion/etc 11th Battalion.
Surname Lewis
Christian Name Evan
Born Openshaw, Lancs
Enlisted Stockport, Ches.
Residence
Rank PRIVATE
Number 265588
Died Date 26/05/1918
Died How Killed in action
Theatre of War France & Flanders
Battalion Details
Formed at Chester 17.9.14-K3-to Codford St. Mary in 75th Bde. 25th Div. Nov. 1914 to billets in Bournemouth. May 1915 to Aldershot. 26.9.15 landed in France. 17.6.18 reduced to cadre: personnel to 1/6th Bn. 23.6.18 cadre to 39th Div. and disbanded in France on 3.8.18.

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Thank you so much for your replies.

My Evan was definately born in LIverpool so rules one out but do appreciate your efforts on my part.

I will check out the other sites.

Cheers

Jean

Hello Jean,
Do you have a death date for Evan and any other information about him? When [and whom] did he marry because his spouse would have been his next of kin? I assume you have him in the 1911, so where was he living and what was his occupation? It would help to rule out or in possible avenues to search.

He would have in his mid-30s in 1916, so probably a volunteer. With a little luck his papers should be in the National Archive collection on Ancestry.

Dickiesam

Searching the index to Medal Cards in the National Archives documents online for 'Evan Lewis', I found 85 ranging from many in Welsh regiments to Artillery and others.
So far this is a needle and haystack task, and the place of birth or residence have little bearing on the unit any soldier served in, unless they were pre-war Territorials.
Any more clues such as photos, medals etc would help.
Many of those who fought in the Dardanelles campaign will have passed though Egypt, but others served there too.