Lewis Orton (1897-1917)
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.
Biography
Lewis Orton was born on 25 December 1897 and baptised on 7 February 1898 at St. Thomas's Church, Longroyd Bridge.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- ORTON, LEWIS. Private. No 31835. 9th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. Born St. Thomas's Road, Huddersfield, 25.12.1897. Son of John William and Elizabeth Ann Orton, 81 Cottage Retreat, Marsden Road, Huddersfield. Employed as a woollen piecer by Messrs John Crowther and Sons (Union Mills), Milnsbridge. Single. Enlisted 6.11.1916. Killed in action at Monchy-le-Preux during the Battle of Arras on 27.5.1917, aged 19 years. Buried FEUCHY CHAPEL BRITISH CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 1, Row A, Grave 9.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private LEWIS ORTON
- regiment: North Staffordshire Regiment
- died: Sunday, May 27, 1917
- age: 19 years
- record ID: 301151
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #301151)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #3340356)