Lewis Hampshire (1896-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- HAMPSHIRE, LEWIS. Private. No 241893. 2/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Huddersfield. Son of Mr and Mrs Hampshire, 4 Benson Square, Northumberland Street, Huddersfield. Attended St. Mark's Church. Employed by British Dyes as a laboratory assistant. Reported missing, presumed killed, at the Battle of Bullecourt, 3.5.1917. Has no known grave. Commemorated ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
- ROH:- Huddersfield Drill Hall.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private LEWIS HAMPSHIRE
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, May 3, 1917
- record ID: 785087
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #785087)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #1773486)